DUI for Marijuana, Driving High, and THC Impairment There is an urban myth of sorts that has been floating around amongst students in high schools, community colleges and universities since at least the late 1990’s. It is the myth that a person cannot get a DUI for...
Month: September 2011
Green DUI’s, Medical Marijuana, and Initiative 502 – Part 2
Marijuana users in Seattle, Oak Harbor, and Island County will have a higher risk of being charged with DUI if I-502 is approved by voters. DUI FOR MARIJUANA AND INITIATIVE 502 Under current DUI law, and pursuant to the “affected by” prong of the DUI statute, the...
Seattle – Assault in the First Degree
The Seattle Times recently reported on a Mount Vernon man charged with Assault in the First Degree in Mukilteo due to an incident at the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival. The Seattle newspaper reported that the individual ran onto the stage with a knife and “attacked” a...
Habitual Offender Arrested for Felony DUI on Whidbey After an Unlawful Stop?
Recently the Whidbey News Times reported on an individual arrested for DUI on Whidbey. Apparently it has been his fifth DUI charge thereby making him a habitual offender and potentially culpable for a felony DUI. The officer clocked the individual at 70mph in a 55mph...