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PositionSTATELINE - Bill on driver's bllod-level limit - Brief article

Colorado lawmakers rejected for a third time a bill that would have established a driver's blood-level limit of 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood for THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Nevada and Ohio have a 2 nanogram limit, and Pennsylvania, through a Health Department guideline, limits it to 5 nanograms. Washington voters will decide on a 5 nanogram limit this fall. Opponents argued it is unfair to measure impairment based solely on a blood level. Others thought the bill should have targeted more than marijuana. Supporters cited the state's increasing arrest rate for people driving under the influence of drugs, and data from the National...

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