LANSING – Lawmakers are
tackling the topic of driving while high.

They’re aiming to determine
how much marijuana is safe in a person’s system, while behind the wheel.

The House is expected to vote
next week to create a commission to research the threshold of THC for driving.

Currently, a bill is up for
vote that would set the legal limit for driving under the influence of
marijuana.

The house is expected to
select a commission that will research and then recommend what that limit would
be.

Unlike other drugs, THC can be
detected in the body long after it no longer affects someone’s driving ability.

Michigan’s law legalizing
marijuana use for medical purposes shields patients from prosecution for
drugged driving as long as they aren’t “under the influence” of
marijuana.

Legislators hope to define a
limit similar to the limit for alcohol while driving.