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Marijuana is the most controversial drug as to the danger for dependency, physical health and mental problem. Don't get mislead! Most of the hard drug users have started their addiction with marijuana.
Drug rehab centers can be really confusing with all the different programs and philosophies in Nevada. There are different school of thought on marijuana. We will try to teach you what the drug really is. Remember if Marijuana would be so "innocent", you would not be reading this website now. Drug rehabilitation is a process with different phases that will bring the individual to a drug free life.
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Marijuana use in Nevada
Domestically produced and Mexican-grown marijuana are still readily available in Nevada. Mexican poly-drug trafficking groups remain the primary source of marijuana smuggled into the area, primarily from California via ground transport. There has been a risen prevalence of indoor marijuana cultivation in the Las Vegas region during the past year. Growers are using elaborate hydroponic equipment to produce high-grade cannabis. Marijuana Legislation: In June 2001, Assembly Bill 453 was signed into law and made Nevada the ninth state in the nation where patients can use cannabis for medicinal purposes. Additionally, the new state law which went into effect October 1, 2001, decriminalizes possession of small quantities (ounce quantity or less) of marijuana, which previously was a state felony.
Nevada Marijuana DUI Law could be overturned. Deputy Clark County Public Defender Howard Brooks told the Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee that the state's cannabis driving under the influence law would probably be overturned in court, the Nevada Appeal reported April 1.
Under the current Nevada law, anyone with over 2 nanograms of cannabis metabolyte in their system is considered driving under the influence of drugs.
According to Brooks, since the existing law doesn't indicate intoxication, the courts would most likely overturn it.
To address the problem, Assemblywoman Chris Giunchigliani (D-Las Vegas) introduced a bill that would measure the quantity of the active marijuana ingredient THC in a driver's blood. It increases the legal limit to 15 nanograms of THC from 2 nanograms.
"This bill strengthens the DUI law by tying criminal liability to impairment, and impairment is what we want to cease," said Brooks. "If this bill doesn't pass, I feel it will only be a matter of time before we are able to successfully challenge the actual law."
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