WEED FEED / John Ross Ferrara / Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 @ 10 a.m.
Weed Feed: Gov. Jerry Brown Signs New Law Banning Any Cannabis Use On State Roadways
![](/loco-media/cache/ea/9c/ea9c88f741dfe5d013b83e63e3a870a8.jpg)
Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. | National Parks Service.
While driving intoxicated on cannabis was already illegal, no laws prevented California drivers or passengers from taking the edge off while cruising the road.
But last week, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill prohibiting drivers or passengers from using any form of cannabis on California roadways.
The LA Times reports that the measure was written by Sen. Jerry Hill in anticipation of recreational cannabis becoming legal this January.
The newly signed bill will soon allow officers to issue offending drivers or passengers a $70 fine.
In an interview with the Sacramento Bee, California Highway Patrol Drug Evaluation Coordinator Glen Glaser said that officers are trained to determine a driver’s level of intoxication based on categories and not one specific drug.
“Whether it be be depressive, stimulants — cannabis is a category, narcotics … we train [officers] to determine impairment based on a category, not a specific drug,” Glaser told reporters last year. “Our officers are trained to recognize impairment and that’s the key. Whether they’re impaired with cannabis or another substance, we want to take unsafe drivers off the road.”
Gov. Brown also vetoed another cannabis bill that would have — in theory — prevented marijuana packaging from appealing to kids.
KGTV in San Diego reports that Gov. Brown wrote a statement to California Senators regarding his decision, saying that current laws already prohibit cannabis products from being “attractive to children.”
###
The Weed Feed is a weekly column written by John Ross Ferrara.
The Weed Feed is a one-stop shop for the best local and national cannabis news.
Each week, original content will be posted to the page, as well as various other stories from around the country.
These aggregated stories are organized into six separate sections. The News (basic news), The Biz (financial news), The Life (features), The Game (sports), The Fame (celebrity), and the Grub (food).
The News
The Biz
The Life
The Game
The Fame
The Grub
The Humboldt Chronicles
- A Congressperson Dropped By
- A Chat With Jesse Duncan
- September NEWS ROUNDUP!
- Trad Ag Vs Canna Ag
- A Fabulous News Roundup
- All About Budtending
- A Conversation With Papa & Barkley
- Revisiting A Market Disruption
From the Outpost
- Supervisors Receive Report on the Declining Cannabis Industry and its Watershed Impacts, Then Vote to Shut Down a Nuisance Farm
- (PHOTOS) Marijuana Enforcement Team Busts Large, Illegal Grow Near Berry Summit, Sheriff’s Office Says
- Bro, Harsh! Recent Studies Suggest Weed Strains Are Meaningless, CBD Doesn’t Ease Anxiety and Other Cannabis Wellness Claims are, Like, Totally Bogus
- Environmental Groups Say County Has Abandoned Its Duty to Fully Assess the Weed Industry’s Impacts
- FINALLY! Shoot Up Your Friends in the New ‘Humboldt Growhouse’ DLC Map From ‘Call of Duty’
- Papa & Barkley to Merge With LA-Based Cannabis Distribution Company Amid Industry Challenges
- Eureka City Council Approves Letter of Opposition to Measure A, the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative
- Judge Denies Effort to Keep Measure A, the ‘Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative,’ Off the March Ballot
The Feed
- The Emerald Magazine : The Ketamine Clinic: A Burgeoning Psychedelic Therapy
- Leafly: Leafly Buzz: 12 hot cannabis strains of August 2024
- The Emerald Magazine : 11 Women-Owned Cannabis Brands in New York
- The Emerald Magazine : Perfect Product Pairings for a Broadway Night Out
- The Emerald Magazine : Grön Mega Pearls: Supersized Flavor, Potency, and Fun
- Cannabis Law Report: New Jersey: Police officer, Mackenzie Reilly, fired August 2023 for positive cannabis test to have fate decided by Civil Service Commission this week
- Cannabis Law Report: Court: Strong smell of marijuana in fatal Sagamore Bridge crash
- Cannabis Law Report: USA: Versant Power has received subpoenas for more than 50 locations suspected of housing illegal marijuana grow houses
- Leafly: Connected Cannabis Co. Trop Z Drop Party announced for the Sunset Strip
- Cannabis Law Report: Australia: Top Barrister, Ian Frecklton Joins Montu’s Special Advisory Board
(WHAT?)
CHOOSE YOUR COMMENT EXPERIENCE