Bill > HB05692

This bill proposes several changes to Connecticut's existing laws regarding cannabis use in motor vehicles. Specifically, the legislation would allow police officers to use the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis as grounds for stopping or searching a person or vehicle, and enable officers to stop a vehicle if they observe a driver or passenger consuming cannabis. The bill would also require law enforcement agencies to track and store data on cannabis-related driving under the influence (DUI) accidents and stop incidents separately from alcohol-related incidents. Additionally, the legislation aims to establish a specific blood THC (tetrahydrocannabinol, the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis) level that would constitute a chargeable DUI offense and would mandate that individuals consent to blood testing for suspected cannabis-related impairment as a condition of obtaining a driver's license. The overall purpose of the bill is to treat cannabis use in a motor vehicle similarly to how alcohol use in a vehicle is currently treated, bringing cannabis-related traffic laws more in line with existing alcohol-related regulations.

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