Pubdate: Fri, 26 Apr 2013
Source: Denver Post (CO)
Copyright: 2013 The Denver Post Corp
Contact:  http://www.denverpost.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n176/a03.html
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n176/a04.html
Author: Anthony T. Accetta

SHAMEFUL FAILURE OF LEGISLATURE IN KILLING POT DUI BILL

Re: "Stoned-driving bill fizzles," April 23 news story.

The well-financed, organized, slick and powerful marijuana drug lobby
has once again flexed its political muscle in a cowering, bought and
paid-for Colorado Senate. Killing the public safety bill to establish
an impaired standard for driving under the influence of marijuana is a
cowardly abrogation of responsibility by the Senate Democrats and a
craven surrender of their duty to protect the public. The whole point
of "recreational" marijuana is to "get high," to alter consciousness,
yet the Colorado Senate cannot bring itself to impose even
watered-down standards to keep impaired drivers off the roads. This is
as shameful as it gets.

Anthony T. Accetta,

Denver
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