Should Medical marijuana be covered by No Fault benefits?
June 18, 2015
Sen. Coleman Young II’s SB 346 proposes No Fault auto insurance companies ‘shall provide coverage for the medical use of marihuana’ Should a Michigan auto accident victim’s lawful use of medical marijuana be covered and paid for by Michigan No Fault insurance benefits? Sen. Coleman Young II (D-Detroit) thinks so. So do I. In […]
Drivers high on marijuana are twice as likely to crash
December 3, 2014
Study shows ‘driving while cannabis-impaired’ ‘doubles car crash risk,’ but drunk driving still may be more dangerous Drivers who are high on marijuana are twice as likely to get in a crash as sober drivers. That’s the conclusion of a study that was recently published in the Society for the Study of Addiction’s journal Addiction […]
Will saliva tests help police catch drugged drivers?
May 28, 2014
HB 5385 proposes allowing police to require suspected drugged drivers to submit to road-side chemical analysis of their saliva Would roadside saliva tests help Michigan police catch drugged drivers? Rep. Dan Lauwers (R-St. Clair County) thinks so. In his recently introduced House Bill 5385, Rep. Lauwers proposed that suspected drugged drivers should be subject to […]
Is driving “high on pot” safer than driving sober?
April 1, 2014
New research challenges this safety myth that driving is safer when using marijuana. There are real dangers. Is driving under the influence of marijuana safe? Is driving when you are high from smoking pot safer driver than if you are driving sober? Many people think so. In fact, it has become an urban legend that […]
A ‘marijuana breathalyzer?’
January 28, 2014
Research shows testing drivers for marijuana may be effective to see if they’re ‘under the influence’ Police use a “breathalyzer” machine to test suspected drunk drivers to see if they’re driving under the influence of alcohol. But what if there was a “marijuana breathalyzer” that would enable the police to determine whether a driver was […]
Here’s a riddle: Can a trucker still lawfully drive on legalized ‘recreational’ pot from a state that has legalized marijuana?
January 22, 2014
U.S. DOT didn’t relax ‘zero tolerance’ policy for truckers after Washington’s ‘Recreational Marijuana’ law. Will DOT react differently to Colorado’s marijuana law or the pot laws coming to a state near you? President Obama was all over the media Monday, with his stance that marijuana is no “more dangerous than alcohol”, and that it’s “important” […]
Can you be charged as a DUI accomplice in Michigan?
January 21, 2014
Aside from being an ‘accomplice’ are there other ways family, friends, companions, co-workers and bar tenders could be liable for a drunk driver? Recently, we posted the following question on Twitter, Facebook and Google +: “Should friends be arrested for letting friends drive drunk?” Our question – and a related blog post called “Could you […]
What are the penalties when a driver on illegal drugs causes a car accident?
December 20, 2013
I recently wrote about how the law works when drivers on legal marijuana cause a car accident. The next logical question is what happens when drivers are on illegal substances and drugs and cause a car accident? The impairing effects from smoking marijuana generally last 45-90 minutes, and can be longer for ingesting cannabis through […]
Could you be arrested for letting a friend drive drunk?
December 9, 2013
CT teens arrested for letting friend drive drunk in fatal car accident brings up interesting debate about how responsible friends should be for another’s drinking and driving Believe it or not, if you allow someone else to drive drunk, you could be held accountable. At least in Connecticut. Over the weekend the news broke about […]
Can legal medical marijuana users be sued for using marijuana if they cause a car accident?
November 23, 2013
Attorney discusses how medical marijuana use may be relevant in a negligence lawsuit from a car crash Registered medical marijuana users can inhale and breathe easy. A little bit, at least. Although their criminal liability for driving after having used medical marijuana was limited by the Michigan Supreme Court (as long as they weren’t driving […]
What happens when someone using legal medical marijuana causes a car accident?
October 29, 2013
How does legalized medical marijuana use in Michigan work with our impaired driving laws if a motor vehicle accident occurs? Many people are smoking pot. But what happens when these people who are using medical marijuana then get in the car, drive and cause a car accident? Michigan has a Medical Marijuana Act that was […]
Drunk driving crackdown in Michigan: December 27 – January 1
December 27, 2012
Learn what the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning is doing to prevent drunk driving car accidents over the holidays Our attorneys have been blogging a lot lately about safe driving around the holidays, and preventing car accidents caused by drunk driving. Today we wanted to share with you some helpful information from the Michigan […]