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The U.S. Coast Guard has offloaded 600 pounds of marijuana and transferred one suspected drug smuggler to federal agents in Key West.

 

A press release says that the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk was diverted to the scene after a suspicious boat was seen in the Caribbean on Saturday. Crew members saw one person throw several packages overboard.

 

The Coast Guard says 68 packages were recovered from the water — and all tested positive for marijuana. Four suspected drug smugglers were transferred to Jamaican officials.

 

A fourth person was taken to agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Key West, along with the 68 bales of marijuana that had an estimated wholesale value of more than $500,000.

 

Source: http://www.theledger.com

As state legislators consider adopting a new blood-level standard that would determine who is too high to drive, neither Aspen police nor the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office could specify whether they have issued any tickets for driving under the influence of marijuana.

 

Driving under the influence of drugs is just as illegal as getting behind the wheel after drinking, but in the case of pot, it can be difficult to determine who has consumed and how much. However, in the wake of Colorado voters passing Amendment 64 in November, which legalized possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for people over the age of 21, state officials are trying establish a clear protocol for handling stoned drivers. 

 

Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office records manager Charlie Matthews couldn’t point to any DUI-pot charges from the local agency.

 

“I wouldn’t say it’s so much a policy as that there isn’t a definitive test for being under the influence of marijuana,” Matthews said. “Other agencies may handle things differently, we just don’t see any objective testing for it.”

 

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