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Mich. Proposal Would Allow Roadside Drug Tests

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A proposal would allow Michigan police to use new, portable drug testing kits when they suspect a motorist is under the influence of substances other than alcohol.

Legislation to allow the roadside drug tests was introduced Wednesday in the state House.

The bills would create guidelines for using a preliminary oral drug test during a traffic stop. Republican state Rep. Rick Jones of Grand Ledge says police could know within minutes whether a driver is high on drugs, similar to tests for alcohol that have been given at roadside traffic stops for years.

Jones said the new drug test could replace more time-consuming measures now in use such as getting warrants to allow blood tests.

Jones said Michigan police could be the first to use the kit.
  
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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  • What now

    How long will medical marijuana last in your system? 30 Days so if you get home and take you medicine on a Friday get pulled over for anything on Monday that’s 3 Days later you will test positive and go to jail for driving under the influence. This is the same for any pain killers you may take for knee, back, and neck pains anti depressants and anything else that may suggest not driving on. So if you are responsible and not drive while you think it is your system the test may pick up any trace and you’re gone into a $10,000 + court case because of this law. This is just another way to strip away any of our rights before you GUILTY before proven innocent instead of innocent until proven guilty. So as of now you can get pulled over lust because the police need to meet their quota and guess what you will pay a fine! Because that city, county or state needs the money so you either texting, eating, both hands were not on the steering wheel, driving on medicine still left in your body up to 30 days prior to getting pulled over. I am not saying that it shouldn’t be done I just think we should keep it to alcohol and illegal drugs if they can prove that they can find a way to test and not encroach on any of my concerns stated above then let the organizations that stand for the affected groups be part of the process instead of the few making decisions for the masses. We are government, we are the people of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and we will be heard not muzzled by the corrupt law makers that benefit from every decision they make threw family members, big corporate donations or their own personal finances. In example http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADSA_enUS362US363&q=elected+officails+indited+in+2010#hl=en&rlz=1T4ADSA_enUS362US363&q=u.s.+elected+officials+indicted+in+2010&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=u.s.+elected+officials+indicted+in+2010&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=42b734c4058bf708
    This is just some of the corruption for 2010 helping their friends that paid the most in campaign funds and then most of them get off big example the law maker from Alaska Ted Stevens they let him go on technicality that most of us would have went to jail. Why should I trust their judgment talk to the people and find out what we want. What a concept! Sorry just feel like America land of the free & freedom for all no longer exists. We no longer have rights as a citizen freedom and rights are for corporations only I hope I am not the only one that is seeing this.

  • Roc900

    America is becoming moor & moor of a police state. When you have moor laws, there is no justice. This will only benefit the legal industry,period. court costs and fines will be access to the people. this is a silent war. People need to wake up.

    Roc900

  • Mike

    It’s all about money. Michigan law makers have made police into predators. It’s just easier to ignore real crimes and sit like wolves on the side of the road looking for ‘evil violators’. Let’s talk about the steroidal monsters out there with Glocks on their hips with attitudes so tweaked they’re pre-raged and ready to kill someone. Start checking them for drugs and maybe psychological screening would be a good idea.

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