My car was broadsided when another driver ran a red light. He reeked of pot, and the cops gave him a ticket for operating under the influence. I thought you could only get a ticket for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol?
Marijuana affects one’s ability to operate a vehicle. Recently published research indicates that the when one is using pot that overall odds of a crash are 2.66 times higher than for those who were not using it.
Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55-10-401(a)(1) provides that