Michigan State Police to Begin Swabbing Drivers Suspected of Being Impaired
Michigan will begin a one-year pilot test program later this year that allows trained state police officers to take roadside saliva drug tests from drivers whom they suspect are driving while impaired from drugs.
Five counties, to be chosen by state police from areas where the most drug-related arrests and impaired driving accidents have occurred, will begin the program sometime after this summer, state police officials announced Wednesday.
The Michigan program is expected to be watched by other states amid rising concern among lawmakers and law enforcement on how to effectively police those who drive while using drugs ( policies for drunk driving are well-established).
Thus far, 23 states and the District of Columbia allow medical marijuana. Twenty states along with the District have also decriminalized possession of small amounts of pot. Such widespread availability of marijuana as well as concerns over increased use of hard drugs, such as heroin and cocaine, have...
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