{"id":481,"date":"2019-02-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/slow-driving-glazed-dilated-eyes-and-odor-sufficient-to-prove-marijuana-impairment\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:40:07","slug":"slow-driving-glazed-dilated-eyes-and-odor-sufficient-to-prove-marijuana-impairment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/slow-driving-glazed-dilated-eyes-and-odor-sufficient-to-prove-marijuana-impairment\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Driving, Glazed Dilated Eyes and Odor Sufficient to Prove Marijuana Impairment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan\u2019s recreational and medical marijuana laws continue to be amended, modified and refined. \u00a0These changes have helped to clarify many aspects of these laws, but when it comes to driving, a big unanswered question remains; how do the police and prosecutor prove impairment from Marijuana?\u00a0 There is no legal limit for marijuana, and many question the efficacy of field sobriety tests in reliably predicting intoxication.<\/p>\n

At present, regarding this issue, Michigan’s recreational marijuana law, known formally as the Marihuana Cultivation and Taxation Act, indicates in\u00a0sec. 4 only that Michigan law does not permit:<\/p>\n

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a) operating, navigating, or being in physical control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, snowmobile, off-road recreational vehicle, or motorboat while under the influence of marihuana; and b) consuming marihuana while operating, navigating, or being in physical control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, snowmobile, off-road recreational vehicle, or motorboat, or smoking marihuana within the passenger area of a vehicle upon a public way.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Michigan\u2019s recreational and medical marijuana laws continue to be amended, modified and refined. \u00a0These changes have helped to clarify many aspects of these laws, but when it comes to driving, a big unanswered question remains; how do the police and prosecutor prove impairment from Marijuana?\u00a0 There is no legal limit for marijuana, and many question […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui-drug-charges","category-marijuana-laws"],"yoast_head":"\nProving Marijuana Impairment in Michigan | Marijuana DUI Laws<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Slow driving, glazed dilated eyes and odor are often signs of marijuana impairment in Michigan while behind the wheel. 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