I like to smoke weed in my car. Not while I am driving, or before I drive, but usually after I get to my destination before I walk into wherever I am going. Is that cool? - Hot Box Harry
It’s cool with me, however the state of California may have a problem with it. It used to be that if you had a valid letter of recommendation, you were allowed to smoke in a vehicle, as long as said vehicle was not in motion. However, last month Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 65 into law. This new law makes it illegal for anyone, be they driver or passenger, to smoke in a car or a boat, any time. Get caught smoking in a car, and it will cost you $70.
It makes sense to me: People shouldn’t smoke and drive. Duh. Even though hot-boxing a car is a time-honored tradition, this is one of those things we have to deal with in order to have legal marijuana.
The problem is that even though weed is legal, no one is allowed to smoke in the street. Or at the beach. Or in their car. Or while waiting in line for a movie. Apparently, pot smokers should just stay home. Laws like this underscore the need for cities and counties to allow and approve cannabis lounges or bud bars, whatever you want to call them, to give people a place to legally consume cannabis. A temporary solution: Step out of your car and find a secluded spot.
Hey does cannabis impair one’s ability to drive? And how can the cops tell if you are stoned? - Hot Box Henrietta
Of course weed impairs your ability to drive. Duh. No one should drive while stoned – ever.
That being said, there aren’t any objective tests that can discern whether or not someone is too stoned to drive. Cops will try to tell you that if you have a “green tongue” you are probably stoned, but this method is decidedly unscientific. They can give you a field sobriety test, but the test they use is designed to detect drunkenness, not stoniness. Blood tests can show how much THC you have in your system, but THC can stay in your bloodstream long after the effects have worn off. And unlike alcohol, where a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 implies you are too drunk to drive, there is no recognized threshold for THC at which impairment is assumed.
Stay high, stay safe, stay woke and hug your friends.
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