she was pulled over by the guards in july and they arrested her under the suspicion of drink or drug driving..they took a urine sample and it tested positive for cannabis.. she did tell them that she had smoked it 2 nights prior to being arrested.. can she still be convicted for it eventhough she wasnt under the influence but just because it was found in her system... any info really appreciated......
2007-12-02 23:06:50 · 18 answers · asked by blahblahblah 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
and by the way...just want to say i do not agree whatsoever with her taking drugs, i am anti drugs myself and believe me the trouble she is in at home over this is enough punishment to make her realise she was doing wrong, all young people make mistakes...i would also be 100% adament that she didnt do it that night, she is not a frequent user of it..maybe once a month r so...not justifying it but to me it doesnt seem fair that she can be done for it just because 1 joint can stay in ur system a week, i've researched it..she has been stopped on numerous occasions and always passed, they seem to have a pick on her because she is 20 and driving a brand new 27000 flash car that she works hard for...so when she acctually had taken it was at her best friends funeral 2 days prior and when stopped that night was coming from grave crying her heart out and they automatically presumed she was stoned..
2007-12-02 23:52:59 · update #1
It stays in your system for 30 to 45 days (45 days if you are a chronic user), I would suggest not driving during that time if you don't want these kind of charges so there is no way to discern when it was smoked. I guess part of her sentence will be random urine tests.
2007-12-02 23:11:25 · answer #1 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You don't say where you are, but here that would never fly. Because trace amounts of drugs can be detected in your urine for weeks, there would have to be some other evidence that she was under the influence at the time she was driving. Like the smell of pot on her breath; red, glassy eyes; or failing a roadside sobriety test.
What she should do is get a lawyer. Barring other evidence, the case should be dropped.
2007-12-02 23:26:31 · answer #2 · answered by trai 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) has been a statutory offence in Ireland since the Road Traffic Act1961.
The Medical Bureau of Road Safety (MBRS) is the independent forensic body responsible for chemical
testing of intoxicants under the Road Traffic Acts.2 There are graded penalties for driving under the influence
of alcohol, depending on concentration. The law does not set prohibited concentrations for other drugs nor
does it distinguish between legal and illegal drugs.
2007-12-02 23:36:56 · answer #3 · answered by Misty Blue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was detected in a test then she was still under the influence - TOUGH - no sympathy.
PLUS - have you considered that she is probably being a little tight with the truth - 2 days later and still showing enough in the urine to show up as enough to be prosecuted - don't think so. After a couple of days and drinking fluids it would have dissipated to a level where she would have been cautioned. It can stay in the body for many days - BUT, with the limit she must have hit - I suspect she is telling Porkies
Hope she gets what she deserves
2007-12-02 23:12:36 · answer #4 · answered by jamand 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
in lots of states that's an identical situation. even regardless of the undeniable fact that, DWI ability driving on an identical time as intoxicated which demands evidence of driving, evidence of intoxication, and evidence of alcohol over the criminal cut back. DUI ability driving below the effect which demands evidence of driving, and evidence of impairment by using the two alcohol or drugs. No criminal cut back. In states that have the two expenses, the DUI is a lessor can charge. In states that have purely one, they're an identical situation.
2016-10-18 23:23:29 · answer #5 · answered by lumley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends what the law in your area says about driving with drugs in your system
2007-12-02 23:11:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not smoke cannabis in the first place!! it stays in your system for days and there is no way to detect how long ago she did smoke it so whose the court going to believe?? urine tests and police officers or your sister who smokes cannabis?!
no offence meant to you or your sister but if she needs to smoke cannabis or take any othere drugs to have a good time there is something seiously wrong!!
2007-12-02 23:16:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
She needs to admit to it apologise and she needs to quit taking drug full stop
what if she was to kill someone when under the influence of drugs
how would she feel...and the poor family who's life she could ruin
2007-12-02 23:35:25 · answer #8 · answered by dreams 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think she might be lucky enough to get off with a warning or some minor punishment including attendance of a drugs awareness course. To be honest it would probably do her some good.
2007-12-02 23:12:14 · answer #9 · answered by Phil K 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think that she should accept the punishment she is handed out and hopefully learn from it to ensure that she never gets caught again.
2007-12-02 23:20:55 · answer #10 · answered by lazerlips2001 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋