Recently, a question has begun to arise among law officials and lawmakers in Colorado who work with medical marijuana laws in the state. Is a driver who is under the influence of medical marijuana a hazard on the road? The answer seems to be yes. New regulations have begun to present themselves in the form of large billboards seen along most major roadways such as Santa Fe Drive stating that anyone caught driving while under the influence of drugs – whether medically recommended or not, will be charged the same and prosecuted. Currently, a state Department of Public Safety group working with the issue is considering whether to re-introduce a bill limiting the amount of THC, the psychoactive chemical found in marijuana, a driver may have in their system when on the road. Earlier this year, when 2,600 blood samples were tested from drivers who had marijuana in their system, over 500 came back over the limit of 5 nanograms per milliliter, which is over the current per se limit. While most law officials agree that some sort of limit is needed, it has yet to be decided just what that limit should be.
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