Pot DUI bill falls 1 vote short in Colo. Senate [View all]

A bill that would have made it easier for Colorado district attorneys to prosecute people for driving while high on marijuana narrowly failed in a special legislative session Tuesday amid concerns the proposed THC limit was too low and would have made it too easy to convict sober drivers.

House Bill 12S-1005, sponsored by Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, would have put in place a legal limit on the amount of THC -- the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana -- that drivers would be allowed to have in their system. After passing in the House on Tuesday morning, the bill failed 17-17 in the Senate.

Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett testified in favor of the bill before a Senate committee Tuesday. He said that while he fully supports the rights of medical marijuana users, this was a matter of public safety.

"People need to understand how serious the problem of impaired driving is," Garnett said. "We deal in my office with the consequences of unsafe driving every day on victims and their families."

http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_20630686/pot-dui-bill-falls-1-vote-short-colo

I have not had time to look into this in detail so I prefer it not pass... I'm just not sure it is a law we need right now.