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Or who would want their retinas scanned or fingerprints used for any reason? What benefit would this be to the patients? Sounds like a veiled threat, either you give them all your personal information and be even more surveiled or you will be arrested or killed? When folks voted to allow people to use medically, it was to allow use without fear from prosecution. Now we see that, if we do not submit to their total control, we will be killed or imprisoned for wanting to get our own medicine. A harmless herb that can soothe and heal. Thanks a lot mediswipe and others like them. Any time the government says "Just give up more of your rights so we can proect you", we know that means we get screwed while the government/corporate entity grows stronger at the expense of millions of individuals (who have harmed no others). I hope this never comes. We will all suffer if they do this.

Peace...

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dont smoke and than drive, and you wont get caught, people should be thinking of a way to not get caught and not how to get around the legal part of it, if I drink I dont drive, if i medicate I dont drive, and if I do my bad, no one will hear me cry I need help, I wouldnt burden people with my mess up!

 

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Jim

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What do you mean by a "road test?"

dont do a pbt on the road, although it will automaticly loose your liscense for a yr or 6 months, been a while,  i did that and was told by my attny to not ever refuse the pbt on the road, it could change for the lower by the time they get you back to the station, that is the one that realy counts for your charges!

 

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Jim

 

edit= I got out of one, i blew over on the road, but when we got to the police station i blew under the legal limit, and we got out of it, the pbts they take out on the roads have to be reset or they have to recalculate them to make sure they all are good as the one in the station, sometimes they dont write that the portable pbt was updated before the shift, that is better than not doing a pbt on the road!

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i got pulled over on my way home but it was cold and i had the heater on i was out of meds and had picked some up from a friend my window dint roll down so i opend my door the MI state  cop asked me where i was heading i said home and then he asked me how much weed i had in the car (i assumed he knew because of the smell in the car it was pretty aeromatic stuff )i pulled it out of my pocket and handed it too him it was an 8th of green and an 8th of bubble hash he looked at me kida funny and i exclaimed i have a card he said let me see it i gave him my paitent card and he asked me how much i had to smoke today i said none it was 9pm and i said i havent smoked since yesterday morning he checked my card and licence came back and gave me my green and hash back 

 

i asked the cop while i have you here how long do you have too wait before driveing after smooking and he said @ least 12 hrs. then he said you know federaly it is still illegal and he could take me back to his car do some eye test and through me in jail with over 5000$ in fines i said ok......... have a nice day started my car and left  

 

i know my rights i just wanted to see  what they whould do if completly honest and this is what i got 

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i got pulled over on my way home but it was cold and i had the heater on i was out of meds and had picked some up from a friend my window dint roll down so i opend my door the MI state  cop asked me where i was heading i said home and then he asked me how much weed i had in the car (i assumed he knew because of the smell in the car it was pretty aeromatic stuff )i pulled it out of my pocket and handed it too him it was an 8th of green and an 8th of bubble hash he looked at me kida funny and i exclaimed i have a card he said let me see it i gave him my paitent card and he asked me how much i had to smoke today i said none it was 9pm and i said i havent smoked since yesterday morning he checked my card and licence came back and gave me my green and hash back 

 

i asked the cop while i have you here how long do you have too wait before driveing after smooking and he said @ least 12 hrs. then he said you know federaly it is still illegal and he could take me back to his car do some eye test and through me in jail with over 5000$ in fines i said ok......... have a nice day started my car and left  

 

i know my rights i just wanted to see  what they whould do if completly honest and this is what i got 

It is great you got back on the road with your meds and just a warning.  A word of caution: when driving in a vehicle, keep your meds contained in the trunk, in a case. (or far back in an SUV/hatchback.)  There have been 4 people receiving "Illegal transport" tickets in my county in just a few weeks.  (probably more, I received word/proof of 4 thus far)   

 

This also shows how bad information gets around.  There is not a guideline for these cops to go by (the 12 hours you claim that he quoted).  One gentleman that was ticketed in our county last week was told that you CAN NOT possess a drivers license as a cardholder. (who knows where the cop came to that conclusion)  His license was taken by the cop.   It seems everyone that I have talked to that has been ticketed has received different feedback, even within one county. 

 

You could have received a ticket for having it in your pocket!  You were indeed VERY lucky!  Stay legal and keep it in the back, inaccessible from your seat!!! 

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RE:  #1, sometimes folks with Parkinson's have the choice drive stoned, or not drive ever due to great shaking of limbs, which thc quiets. 

Now that is a hard, hard one cause if you are not mobile--then u r really 'handicapped,' as i know from enduring 2 years of no driving (not due to Parkinsons).

Not saying it is right, but fact.

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RE:  #1, sometimes folks with Parkinson's have the choice drive stoned, or not drive ever due to great shaking of limbs, which thc quiets. 

Now that is a hard, hard one cause if you are not mobile--then u r really 'handicapped,' as i know from enduring 2 years of no driving (not due to Parkinsons).

Not saying it is right, but fact.

 

Fact is:

 

We all have choices in life.  There are many levels of handicapp.  If a person can not drive safely (without great shaking or being "stoned") then perhaps they should not be jeopardizing others on the road! 

 

We have guidelines to follow and one of those includes not having our medication accessible while driving.  If you can not drive without access to your medication, have someone else drive. 

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It is great you got back on the road with your meds and just a warning. A word of caution: when driving in a vehicle, keep your meds contained in the trunk, in a case. (or far back in an SUV/hatchback.) There have been 4 people receiving "Illegal transport" tickets in my county in just a few weeks. (probably more, I received word/proof of 4 thus far)

 

This also shows how bad information gets around. There is not a guideline for these cops to go by (the 12 hours you claim that he quoted). One gentleman that was ticketed in our county last week was told that you CAN NOT possess a drivers license as a cardholder. (who knows where the cop came to that conclusion) His license was taken by the cop. It seems everyone that I have talked to that has been ticketed has received different feedback, even within one county.

 

You could have received a ticket for having it in your pocket! You were indeed VERY lucky! Stay legal and keep it in the back, inaccessible from your seat!!!

Yea,I'm sure if we went allowed to have a drivers license that we would know about it. Hopefully that person got their license back, that's bull for the cop to just take it. Not any where in the law do I see it saying you can't be a card holder and have a drivers license!

 

Besides why would they just add that new law about putting it in your trunk WHILE DRIVING with it if patients couldn't have a license to begin with. I don't know what they were thinking.

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I know this thread is old. My question is I am a cardholder / patient and my spouse is not. If she drives me to get meds and I place them in a locked box in trunk...Is she illegal for being in the car with me? Same premise...growing at home within legal limits and enclosed locked space...obviously my spouse lives here with the knowledge of the grow. Is she illegal?

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no she would not be in trouble for being in the vicinity of the medical use of cannabis.

 

the only time you would need to be concerned is if and when you transport live plants.  there is specific language that regulates who can be in the vehicle.... that does not apply to dried cannabis..only live plants.

 

 

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/%28S%281ezxxuee1trvcw454c1ofij2%29%29/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-333-26424

(i) A person shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau, solely for being in the presence or vicinity of the medical use of marihuana in accordance with this act, or for assisting a registered qualifying patient with using or administering marihuana.

 

(1) The vehicle is being used temporarily to transport living marihuana plants from 1 location to another with the
intent to permanently retain those plants at the second location.
(2) An individual is not inside the vehicle unless he or she is either the registered qualifying patient to whom the
living marihuana plants belong or the individual designated through the departmental registration process as the
primary caregiver for the registered qualifying patient.
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something I've said again and again in here is that EVERY court decision is an opportunity to be safer. If the court faults someone because the grow facility is not covered, that is YOUR CLUE to cover yours. If they pull someone over because they smell it in the car, don't let your car smell that way.

 

with every court decision, try to figure out what the learning point is.... AND DO IT.

 

Dr. Bob

nevery thought about it that way thats a great tip thank u
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Here is an interesting presentation entitled "Traffic Safety Legal Update" presented by a "Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor".

It gives a Michigan law enforcement perspective on MM and other drugs as of March 2014:

 

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/Ken_Stecker_452069_7.pdf

 

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A few of the relevant parts:

 

Michigan Compiled Law 257 states:

 

• A person, whether licensed or not, shall not operate a vehicle upon a highway…within this state if the person has in his or her body any amount of a controlled substance listed in schedule 1 under section 7212 of the public health code,…or a rule promulgated under that section, or of a controlled substance described in section 7214(a)(iv) of the public health code.

 

OPERATING WITH THE PRESENCE OF SCHEDULE 1, OR COCAINE

 

• Requires evidence of specified substance in the blood

• This will require a blood draw

• Does not require evidence of “bad driving”

• Marihuana is a Schedule 1 Drug

• Cocaine is added by reference 

 

People v Koon, No. 145259 (Mich. Sup. Ct., May 21, 2013)

 

• The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that “The immunity from prosecution provided under the MMMA to a registered patient who drives with indications of marihuana in his or her system but is not otherwise under the influence of marihuana inescapably conflicts with MCL 257.625(8), which prohibits a person from driving with any amount of marihuana in her or system.”

• “Under the MMMA, all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the MMMA do not apply to the medical use of marihuana. Consequently, MCL 257.625(8) does not apply to the medical use of marihuana.”

 

THC Drug Analysis

 

• When the submitting officer requests only THC, they screen and confirm THC only.

• When all drugs are screened for, and the THC confirms at a level of 3 ng/ml or higher, they do not perform additional analysis of the sample. The laboratory report will have a comment that indicates that further testing was halted due to the high THC result.

• They do this in order to get you your results as quickly as possible!

• If you have a case like one of those described above and you still need the full drug analysis completed, call one of the supervisors and they will send that case on for the full drug analysis for you.

 

The Importance of THC Hour 1

 

 Scientific studies show that a person smoking marihuana often has 50-80 nanograms of THC in their blood after their last puff

 30 minutes later, that level can drop to 15-16 nanograms-an 80% drop in THC.

 1 hour later after the last puff, the level likely drops to 5-6 nanograms.

 THC levels can then drop to 2-3 nanograms after 90 minutes, trickiling off over a few hours

 

Protection from Arrest, April 1, 2013

 

• Require a qualifying patient or primary caregiver to present both his or her registry identification card and a valid driver license or government-issued photo ID card, in order to be protected from arrest.

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#1 New Rule -- Get a Dash Cam and plenty of 32/64GB micro SD Cards

(hard wire it to vehicle's power so only changing the SD card when you enter is required). My Car uploads to the cloud via cellular and/or open mapped WiFi ==

 

Make sure you can twist the DashCam camera lens  to the drivers door almost pointing to the rear of the car (as you know LEOs stand by the pillar in case some nut shoots), AND RECORD. If it goes to cloud is the best as even if they take the card (which hey might, and think they defeated you), you have a copy when you get home on the cloud, or your buddies do to give to Atty.

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What happened with CL?

 

He got fed-up because, as an atty who took-on a few pro bono cases (with positive results) and offered free help to defendants, he encountered numerous defendants who conducted themselves in a fashion according to how they wanted the law to be interpreted vs. how the law was actually written.  I think the Earl Carruthers matter was the straw that broke this camel's back.

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