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Outside of the Qualla Boundary, some low-THC products have been legalized in N.C. under a 2021 state law. The law allows the sale of products with no more than 0.3% of delta-9, allowing the sale ...
Field sobriety tests ( FSTs ), also referred to as standardized field sobriety tests ( SFSTs ), are a battery of tests used by police officers to determine if a person suspected of impaired driving is intoxicated with alcohol or other drugs. FSTs (and SFSTs) are primarily used in the United States, to meet "probable cause for arrest ...
The following marijuana offenses are misdemeanors, according to state law: Possession of up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana for personal use. Possession of up to .15 ounces of hash or concentrates. Use ...
Positional alcohol nystagmus. Positional alcohol nystagmus (PAN) is nystagmus (visible jerkiness in eye movement) produced when the head is placed in a sideways position. PAN occurs when the specific gravity of the membrane space of the semicircular canals in the ear differs from the specific gravity of the fluid in the canals because of the ...
Drug Recognition Expert. A Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) is a law enforcement officer trained in a scientifically validated method to identify people whose driving is impaired by drugs other than, or in addition to, alcohol . All DREs follow the same 12 step procedure called a Drug Influence Evaluation (DIE), to purportedly determine which ...
North Carolina residents may receive freshly minted medical marijuana cards — a first for the state — from The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. NC resident medical marijuana cards to be ...
Cannabis. Two main questions arise in the law surrounding driving after having ingested cannabis: (1) whether cannabis actually impairs driving ability, and (2) whether the common practice of testing for THC (the main psychoactive substance in cannabis) is a reliable means to measure impairment. On the first question, studies are mixed.
Here’s when state lawmakers will next take up the medical marijuana bill. It’ll have been more than 12 weeks since the NC Senate passed the bill with bipartisan support.