Pot-Smoking Driver Acquitted of Driving While Impaired
Rick Reimer, who was smoking a joint when he was pulled over by cops for a traffic violation (crossing the center line), has been found not guilty by a Canadian judge of driving while his ability was impaired.
Reimer, a retired Canadian lawyer with MS, had an exemption from Health Canada allowing him to smoke marijuana for medical reasons.
Defending himself in a trial to the Court, Reimer admitted he was driving while smoking pot, but said it did not affect his driving and was not the cause of his traffic violation. The Judge acquitted Reimer, saying he had a doubt as to whether it was the pot or the MS that caused Reimer to swerve."Reimer called several of his friends to testify in the case and they said they drive while smoking pot, too. Some said it made their driving better."After the trial, Reimer said, "The most important thing, in my opinion, that the judge said is that this is an area that needs a lot more scientific study. It also, in my opinion, needs a lot more democratic debate."
The prosecutor in the case said that the Crown received a very fair trial from the Judge but has not decided yet whether to appeal.
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