Attorney Kirk Tarman Explains The Reality Of Marijuana DUI Laws
Marijuana DUIs are legally messy because California has no bright-line THC limit like alcohol's 0.08, explains San Bernardino attorney Kirk Tarman. A daily user can carry high blood-THC without impairment, while a novice is affected by a single puff—so a blood number proves little. He argues any per se limit would serve prosecutorial convenience, not science.
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Answered by Kirk Tarman · San Bernardino County, CA
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— why the lack of a THC bright line makes marijuana DUIs so messy
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Why are marijuana DUIs so messy?
Because California has no bright-line THC limit like alcohol's 0.08—a daily user can carry high blood-THC without impairment, while a novice is affected by a single puff, so the number proves little. Any per se limit, he argues, would serve prosecutorial convenience, not science.
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