A recent survey by researchers at the University of Michigan Addiction Center surveyed about 800 adults who had used medical marijuana for pain management in 2014 and 2015. Among the questions asked were ones focused on the driving habits of those medical marijuana users.Surprisingly, 56% of respondents admitted to driving less than two hours after use. Fifty-one percent admitted to driving a little high and twenty-one percent admitted to...

Technology continues to improve and one of the much-touted devices is the self-driving car. Though we don't see many completely self-driving cars, Teslas do have an Autopilot mode.One day, a couple of weeks ago, a California Highway Patrol officer was passing a car on Highway 101 near Redwood City. Everything seemed normal except for that one thing which made the officer do a double take. He saw that the...

New Jersey is considering a change to how it deals with DUI offenders. To encourage drivers to abstain from alcohol while driving and to help them abstain from alcohol period, the state is considering reducing the amount of time licenses are suspended in exchange for mandatory ignition locks.Currently only those drivers with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .15 or higher are required to have an ignition lock installed. An...

A recent study by the American Addiction Centers found that, since 2014, DUIs among veterans has risen an astonishing sixty percent. There were two main reasons found to be the cause of this increase. The first is PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder. This disorder can be disabling as the effects of a traumatic event do not affect an individual until well after the event. Sort of like being in...

It is a generally accepted principle that if you get a speeding ticket, or other traffic violation, and the officer that issued the citation doesn't appear for the hearing, you will likely have the violation dismissed. However, the situation is not the same when you are facing more serious, criminal charges.Prosecutors generally build cases on more than one piece of crucial evidence. For instance, in a trial over DUI,...