The Difficulty Of Enforcing Laws Against Driving While High
This story starts with a stay-at-home-mom from the Denver suburbs.
Her name is Abby McLean. She's 30 and lives in Northglenn, Colo. She was driving home from a late dinner with a friend two years ago when she came upon a DUI roadside checkpoint.
"I hadn't drank or smoked anything, so I was like, 'Let's go through the checkpoint,' " she recalls.
McLean is a regular marijuana user but she insists she never drives while high.
Still, the cop at the checkpoint tells her he smells marijuana and that her eyes are bloodshot. Eventually he whips out handcuffs and McClean freaks.
"Like, massive panic attack. And, 'Oh, my God, I have babies at home. I need to get home. I can't go to jail!' "
She didn't go to jail that night, but she got home hours late. A blood test later revealed McClean had 5 times the legal limit...
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