Colorado man acquitted of charge related to DUID

A man in Colorado recently overcame a charge of driving under the influence of drugs. The man had insisted that he was not impaired by marijuana when he was driving. The jury that heard his case took under one hour to acquit the man of the DUID charge. The crux...

DUID law gives jury power to decide when it comes to marijuana

A Colorado law that went info effect in 2013 permits a judge or jury to infer that a motorist was driving under the influence of marijuana if a test of their blood reveals a level of five nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood in the driver’s system at or...

Can You Be Charged With DUI For Marijuana In Colorado?

Even though it is legal to possess marijuana in Colorado under state law for personal use, this doesn’t mean that you are immune from driving under the influence charges if you use marijuana and drive. Marijuana and other drugs, both legal and illegal, can...

Man acquitted of DUID charge in Colorado

A DUID charge was recently filed against one man in Colorado who was believed to have been driving while under the influence of drugs. However, the man facing the DUID charge was acquitted. This occurred even though a blood test reportedly showed that the...

Proving impairment tricky in DUID case

Colorado is currently experiencing a major quandary involving driving while under the influence of drugs cases. Specifically, it is difficult for officials to determine the point at which one motorist may be deemed to be DUID after consuming marijuana. The courts in...
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