2016 Memorial Day DUI Checkpoints in North County, including San Diego and Los Angeles, California

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With a three day weekend comes some much needed time off of work and for many; travel plans. It is great to have the time to go and see friends and family and do all sorts of fun things on this holiday but this is also a time that the police are out in full force, setting up check points and task forces to catch drunk drivers in the act. The police are very secretive about where these locations will be but this is a very cool resource that allows you to see where the checkpoints have been in the past and if you subscribe to their service, where ones are in your location right now. Cops are looking for reasons to pull you over, so be careful on the road tonight and remember that the North County DUI Center is here for you.

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County City Location Time
Los Angeles San Gabriel Las Tunas Dr and N Muscatel Ave Sat May 21, 2016
Riverside Murrieta Scott Rd Sat May 21, 2016
San Bernardino Fontana E Foothill Blvd and Cherry Ave Sat May 21, 2016
Solano Fairfield Undisclosed Location – City Limits Sat May 21, 2016
San Bernardino Chino Hills Grand Ave and Pipeline Ave Fri May 20, 2016
Orange La Habra La Habra Blvd and Cypress St Fri May 20, 2016
Orange Tustin Newport Ave and I-5 Fri May 20, 2016
Santa Barbara Lompoc Ca-1 and Chestnut Ave Fri May 20, 2016
Los Angeles Lancaster W Ave K and Gadsden Ave Fri May 20, 2016
Los Angeles Los Angeles Colorado Blvd and Eagle Rock Blvd Fri May 20, 2016
Los Angeles Los Angeles Florence Ave and S Main St 8pm To 2am – Fri May 20, 2016
Santa Barbara Goleta Undisclosed Location – City Limits 6pm To 3:30am – Fri May 20, 2016
Stanislaus Modesto Undisclosed Location – City Limits Fri May 20, 2016
San Bernardino Ontario E Mission Blvd and E Philadelphia St 6pm To 2am – Fri May 20, 2016
Sacramento Sacramento Meadowview Rd and Amherst St 7:30am – Fri May 20, 2016
Los Angeles Whittier Mulberry Dr and Santa Fe Springs Rd 7pm To 2:30am – Fri May 20, 2016
Santa Barbara Santa Maria Undisclosed Location 6pm To 3am – Fri May 20, 2016
Riverside Lake Elsinore Undisclosed Location 9pm To 3am – Fri May 20, 2016
Riverside Palm Desert Fred Waring Dr and Portola Ave Fri May 20, 2016
Los Angeles Malibu Pacific Coast Hwy and John Tyle Dr Fri May 20, 2016

An unfortunate side effect of legalizing marijuana

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The legalization of marijuana is a hotly disputed topic. For the first time in decades, recreational marijuana is completely legal in a handful of states like Washington. Many other states are beginning to take similar measures in a path towards legalization but there is one unpleasant side effect that not many people think of. Whether recreational or medical, if you legalize marijuana, you need to establish proper protocols for how law enforcement will handle DUI laws as they pertain to marijuana consumption.

Motorists are being convicted of driving under the
influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no
connection to whether the driver was actually impaired, says a study by
the nation’s largest auto club.

The problem is only growing as
more states contemplate legalizing the drug. At least three, and
possibly as many as 11 states, will vote this fall on ballot measures to
legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, or both.
Legislation to legalize the drug has also been introduced in a half
dozen states.

Currently, six states where medical or recreational
marijuana use is legal – Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania
and Washington – have set specific limits for THC, the chemical in
marijuana that makes people high, in drivers’ blood. But the study by
AAA’s safety foundation says the limits have no scientific basis and can
result in innocent drivers being convicted, and guilty drivers being
released.

“There is understandably a strong desire by both
lawmakers and the public to create legal limits for marijuana impairment
in the same manner we do alcohol,” said Marshall Doney, AAA’s president
and CEO. “In the case of marijuana, this approach is flawed and not
supported by scientific research.”

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