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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- This would mean nearly all med mj patients could be considered impaired and treated like drunk drivers every time they are stopped. The opinion piece by Paul Armentano is excellent.Rick Bayer Portland ========== FYI... The following editorial appeared in yesterday's Fort Wayne (Indiana) News-Sentinel, which is one of Congressman Souder's home papers. I'd anticipate a response from Mr. Souder asap! Regards, Paul Armentano Senior Policy Analyst NORML | NORML Foundation FORT WAYNE NEWS-SENTINEL http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/9090634.htm Posted on Tue, Jul. 06, 2004 U.S. drivers beware: Souder is legislating IMAGINE IF IT was against the law to drive home after consuming one glass of wine at dinner. Now imagine it was against the law to do so after having a glass of wine two weeks ago. Sound absurd? No more so than proposed legislation by U.S. Rep. Mark Souder mandating that each state enact laws sanctioning anyone who operates a motor vehicle "while any detectable amount of a controlled substance is present in the person¹s body, as measured in the person¹s blood, urine, saliva, or other bodily substance." The expressed purpose of this legislation, H.R. 3922: the ³Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement Act of 2004,² is to remove drug-impaired drivers from our roadways, but in reality, this proposal would do little to improve safety. Rather it would falsely categorize sober drivers as ³intoxicated² simply if they had consumed an illicit substance, particularly marijuana, days or weeks earlier. Souder¹s proposal, recently added to the House transportation reauthorization bill, presumes individuals guilty of driving while intoxicated if even trace levels of a controlled substance or even drug metabolites (inactive compounds indicative of past drug use) are found in bodily fluids, even if the individual is neither under the influence nor impaired to drive. Marijuana metabolites are often detectable in urine for days or weeks after the drug is consumed. Imagine if we prosecuted recreational drinkers similarly. This unfunded federal mandate from Congress is unnecessary. All states already have DUID (driving under the influence of drugs) statutes on the books. Most focus on the totality of circumstances most importantly, whether the motorist is physically or mentally impaired and rightly punishes those who drive under the influence of illicit drugs. There is no need for additional legislation, especially from the federal government. While drug-impaired driving is obviously a serious issue, Souder¹s proposal neither addresses the problem nor offers a legitimate solution. ³Zero tolerance² laws are neither a safe nor sensible way to identify impaired drivers; they are an attempt to misuse the traffic safety laws in order to identify and prosecute recreational drug users per se. Furthermore, identifying and sanctioning impaired drivers should be solely a state issue, and not a Congressional concern. At a minimum, state laws targeting drug drivers should identify ³parent drugs² (i.e., cocaine or THC) the psychoactive component in marijuana), not simply inert drug metabolites. These laws must have scientifically sound cut-off levels that correlate drug concentration to impairment of performance, similar to the 0.08 BAC standard for drunk driving. There must also be assurances that the laws require drug testing be performed and confirmed by accredited state labs using uniform procedures and standards. Such measures, if enacted by states, would be reasonable alternatives to "zero tolerance" drugged-driving legislation. Meanwhile, Congress should butt out of the issue altogether. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Paul Armentano is the senior policy analyst for the NORML Foundation in Washington, D.C. www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. 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