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What You Must Know About Marijuana Vs Alcohol DUI Defense

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How does marijuana DUI differ from alcohol in California? There's no numeric threshold for marijuana, explains San Jose attorney Stuart Kirchick. Alcohol has a per se limit—0.08% blood-alcohol—but California, unlike Colorado, sets no specific THC amount. So even a light marijuana buzz behind the wheel can lead to a DUI arrest, as long as officers have probable cause of impairment.

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Answered by Stuart Kirchick · San Jose, CA

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— why there's no numeric threshold for marijuana like alcohol's .08

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How does marijuana DUI differ from alcohol?

There's no numeric threshold for marijuana—alcohol has a per se limit of 0.08% blood-alcohol, but California, unlike Colorado, sets no specific THC amount, so even a light marijuana buzz behind the wheel can lead to arrest if officers have probable cause of impairment.

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