{"id":4412,"date":"2018-04-13T18:38:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T18:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getnugg.com\/blog\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2019-01-10T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T20:01:46","slug":"california-drops-zero-tolerance-young-motorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getnugg.com\/blog\/california-drops-zero-tolerance-young-motorists\/","title":{"rendered":"California Lawmakers Drop Zero-Tolerance Proposal for Young Motorists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>This excerpt is taken from <strong>&#8220;The Shake,&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>Nugg&#8217;s dedicated cannabis industry news dispatch. Covering issues at the local, national, and international level, you&#8217;ll have it sent directly to your inbox. Want in? <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dd5Iv1\">Click here<\/a> to sign-up.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-fluid contents-list\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-md-offset-2\">\n<div class=\"dk-content\">\n<h2>What you'll learn in this post:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"description\">[Click any of the section titles below to jump there]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=' _mPS2id-h mPS2id-highlight _ps2id' href='#1' data-ps2id-offset=''>Crisis Avoided<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=' _mPS2id-h mPS2id-highlight _ps2id' href='#2' data-ps2id-offset=''>The Alcohol Parallel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=' _mPS2id-h mPS2id-highlight _ps2id' href='#3' data-ps2id-offset=''>But We Have to Face Facts...<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\" id=\"content-container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-md-offset-2\">\n<div class=\"dk-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1\"><strong>Crisis Avoided<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Facing fierce opposition, a proposal promoting zero tolerance for minors <a href=\"https:\/\/getnugg.com\/blog\/driving-high\/\">driving under the influence of cannabis<\/a> was withdrawn this week.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The development is the latest in a string linked to public safety as it relates to the Golden State&#8217;s newly-legal drug.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2\"><strong>The Alcohol Parallel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Senator Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo) stresses cannabis should be treated like alcohol when it comes to our roads. As a result, he put forward a <a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180SB1273\">cannabis driving measure<\/a> with some pretty hefty penalties.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Strike one: driver\u2019s under 21 caught operating a vehicle under the influence would face a\u00a012-month driving ban.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">But given the proposal&#8217;s resistance, it was scaled back. Under the redraft, first-time offenders will now receive a warning. Those caught the second time will face a penalty point \u2013 avoidable if they attend a drug-awareness course. Strike three will result in a one-year driving suspension.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Among those in opposition of the original bill is Drug Policy Alliance representative Glenn Backes. Mr. Backes doesn&#8217;t believe in the efficacy of the current roadside testing procedure, telling representatives in Sacramento: \u201cthe tests that are being mandated in this bill are unreliable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Others worry minorities will be unduly targeted under these unreasonably severe guidelines. ACLU attorney Mica\u00a0Doctroff\u00a0leaves little\u00a0to the imagination telling Senators: \u201cthe uneven enforcement of California\u2019s traffic laws on black and Latino drivers is very well established even though there are no documented differences in the driving behaviors of black, Latino and white drivers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3\"><strong>But We Have to Face Facts&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Hill responded to\u00a0both\u00a0sets of concerns with some alarming\u00a0statistics. According to the senator, 3.5% of drivers under 21 killed on California\u2019s roads in 2013 were under the influence\u00a0of cannabis. By 2015, that share had grown to 15%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If these numbers are on the mark, there\u2019s certainly cause for further investigation. But it\u2019s a classic catch-22. Research bans stunt our understanding of cannabis intoxication, not to mention suitable testing and diagnosis protocol. 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