Marijuana DUI laws in Michigan have significantly changed in favor of marijuana users. If you’re facing charges, it’s imperative to speak with a marijuana DUI attorney.
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Before recreational marijuana became legal, driving while having any detectable amount of marijuana in a person’s body was a DUI, a drug misdemeanor.
It didn’t matter whether the marijuana affected the driving or made someone impaired.
Active THC can stay in a person’s body for as long as seven (7) days.
Therefore, most chronic marijuana users were guilty of an OWI (Michigan’s term for DUI) misdemeanor every time they drove.
If pulled over and a police officer had a reasonable suspicion the driver recently consumed marijuana, they would’ve been arrested and had their blood drawn and tested.
In 2013, this law changed but only with respect to medical marijuana patients.
Because the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMMA) protected patients from internal possession of marijuana, it permitted them to use the MMMA as a defense, thereby eliminating the “any amount” rule for a marijuana DUI.
But now that Michigan has legalized recreational adult-use marijuana, the “any amount” rule applies to all adults, not just medical marijuana patients.
As such, the police and prosecutors must prove a driver was “under the influence of marijuana” to be guilty of a marijuana DUI.
Facing a marijuana DUI or another DUI-related offense? Unhappy with your current marijuana DUI attorney? Request a free consultation now.
Barton Morris was the only criminal defense attorney who presented to the commission, along with other experts such as Marilyn Huestis — who is widely considered to be the foremost expert.
In a report released in March of 2019, the commission found that a single concentration cannot reliably be used as per se evidence of intoxication.
This report will likely preclude the Michigan Legislature from adopting any nanogram concentration level like other states have done.
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Barton Morris is widely known as one of best marijuana DUI/OWI criminal defense lawyers in the State of Michigan.
He trains each member of his team, makes sure they get the same training he did, and he consults on every case.
Barton has written articles for the State Bar of Michigan Marijuana Law Section Journal on the subject.
He wrote the position paper for the State Bar of Michigan Marijuana Law section on the subject for the Michigan Legislature.
Barton has also testified before the House Judiciary Committee on cannabis-impaired driving.
He presented to the Impaired Driving Safety Commission on the subject, who later adopted his findings in its report (acknowledging Barton Morris as a contributor).
Barton has also presented for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), the State Bar of Michigan Marijuana Law Section Annual Conference in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and at the Annual Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys (MIAOWIA, an organization for which he is currently President) every year since 2016.
Barton Morris and team have also been so successful in defending these cases that almost every prosecutor knows who they are and respects their knowledge.
He’s also the only criminal defense attorney to have presented to the Michigan State Police Forensic Science and Toxicology Department (the unit that tests all of the blood for drugs and alcohol for DUI cases) at their annual seminar.
Additionally, Barton Morris is the only attorney in the State of Michigan that has been certified by the American Chemical Society as a Forensic Lawyer-Scientist.
And Then There’s Science
Perhaps most importantly is that Barton Morris is Michigan’s only forensic lawyer-scientist.
Why’s this important?
Every DUI and drug case almost always rests on a chemical test.
Science.
You need a lawyer with scientific expertise when it comes to DUI and drug cases.
Without such expertise, your marijuana DUI attorney is useless.
You may as well try your case yourself.
If you’re facing DUI charges, choosing a lawyer based on price is a sure way to an outcome that will be with you for the rest of your life.
You need a marijuana DUI attorney and team to handle your DUI case.
Facing a marijuana DUI or similar charges? Unhappy with your current marijuana DUI attorney? Request a free consultation now.
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