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House Judiciary hears bill to make any THC in drivers under 21 a DUI
Summary
Sen. Willis Curti told the House Judiciary Committee SB 508 would make any amount of THC a per se DUI for drivers under 21; law‑enforcement testified to rising THC presence in crash investigations while drug‑policy and civil‑liberty groups warned the measure would criminalize non‑impairing residue and second‑hand exposure.
Sen. Willis Curti opened a hearing on Senate Bill 508, saying the bill would make ‘‘no one under the age of 21 years of age…drive without…any THC in their blood system,’’ aligning driving rules with Montana’s possession prohibition for minors. Curti said the measure is intended as both enforcement and an educational signal about teen substance use.
Opponents told the committee the bill would criminalize people who are not impaired. Don Cape of the Coalition for Safety and Justice said the bill would in practice catch medical users and people with…
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