Los Alamos County issued the following announcement on April 1.
As legalized recreational marijuana goes on the market Friday, April 1, The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is launching a new drugged endwi campaign.
“Impairment is impairment it doesn’t matter whether it’s alcohol or cannabis, driving while intoxicated on any substance is dangerous and illegal,” said Transportation Secretary Mike Sandoval. “If you are impaired and driving erratically or unsafely, you could be arrested for DWI. The law is the same.”
Officers will evaluate signs of impairment rather than relying on the smell of cannabis. They will likely administer the standard field sobriety tests, which don’t necessarily look for a specific drug, but rather help officers determine how incapacitated someone is.
Be safe Los Alamos County, and don’t drive impaired!
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