Police in Henderson, NV charged a man with DUI after they gave him a blood test and found evidence of marijuana in his system.
Apparently it doesn’t matter to them that finding traces of pot in your system means you may have smoked pot a MONTH ago, and that it has absolutely no relation at all to whether or not you’re currently under the influence.
If this poor guy gets a good lawyer he should be able to beat this, but… Who knows? Maybe the judges in Nevada are just as ignorant as the police there.
Medical marijuana patient charged with DUI
May 24, 2007 10:49 AM
KVBC-TV, Las Vegas, NVA Henderson man faces DUI charges, but he says he’s done nothing wrong. That’s because he is a legal medical marijuana patient.
Reggie Morgan has liver cancer that is in remission, but he says he is still in a lot of pain, so he smokes marijuana to ease the discomfort. He says he has all the paperwork to make it legal – a doctors note, a letter from the Department of Agriculture, even a medical marijuana ID card.
Recently he was pulled over by a state trooper and charged with driving under the influence. We spoke with Metro police about this issue; they say legal or not, no one under the influence of drugs should be behind the wheel.
“He needs to stay home and tend to his medical issues, not being out driving putting you and me and my families at risk,” said Metro Sgt. Phillip George.
NHP took a blood sample from Morgan and it showed marijuana in his system. Morgan says he was not under the influence at the time and that the drug would turn up in his system from prior use.
Thu, May 24, 2007
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