Teleclass: Colorado Marijuana DUI Laws – Wed. (12/7)

A Live Phone Teleclass by Attorney Leonard Frieling

DATE: Wed., Dec. 7, 2011

Attorney Leonard Frieling discusses everything you need to know about marijuana and DUI (Driving Under the Influence) laws. If you get pulled over and an officer suspects you of DUI for being “impaired” on cannabis, what should you do? Should you show the officer your medical marijuana card? Should you consent to a search? Should you perform the voluntary roadside sobriety tests? Should you consent to a blood or breathalyzer test? You need to know the answers to these questions *before* you get pulled over so you can save yourself from a felony conviction or loss of your drivers license.

The number of THC/DUI cases in Colorado has increased dramatically. According to the Denver Post, in 2009, there were about 800 THC blood tests requested. In 2010, there were 1600 tests requested, and in March 2011, there were already another 1100 blood samples submitted for testing in only the first three months of the year.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/marijuana/ci_17687134

Yet CDOT statistics show no increase in traffic fatalities or accidents, so the increased number of tests does not correlated with any decrease in safety on the road. Perhaps the increase in tests is due to overzealous law enforcement officers who might see a medical marijuana patient as an easy target. The THC/DUI bill was, afterall, promoted strongly by law enforcement and the drug treatment industry, who saw a THC/DUI per se law as job security.

Lenny will tell you how NOT to get arrested. Be prepared and know your rights.

About the Leonard Frieling
Lenny Frieling is an experienced Colorado criminal defense and DUI attorney with a long and distinguished career of service to the cannabis community. As an expert on cannabis law and DUI law, he lectures frequently to many groups including the NORML Legal Committee and the Colorado Bar Association. He is a former Lafayette Municipal Court Judge and served a term on the Colorado Municipal Judges Association Board of Directors.

He was instrumental in educating Colorado legislators this year about the dangers of HB 11-1261, a bill that attempted to create a DUI per se limit of 5 ng/mL of THC in the whole blood. Lenny criticized the bill for being poorly-written and not based on science. The bill was eventually killed, but it will likely be introduced by another legislator next year.

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DATE: Wed., Dec. 7, 2011

TIME
- 6:00pm (Pacific)
- 7:00pm (Mountain)
- 8:00pm (Central)
- 9:00pm (Eastern)

COST:
$4.20 per person
FREE if you are an indigent patient. Use coupon code IMBROKE.

Your $4.20 donation will go to help CTI continue its educational programs.

DESCRIPTION: CTI’s teleclasses are live seminars that people listen to and participate in over the telephone from anywhere in the world. After you enroll, you will receive a phone number and access code. At the specified time, just call in and enter the code. You will be able to hear the teleclass. You can ask questions by email. Each teleclass is 50 – 60 minutes long.

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