<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=46qDr3_1GzrJZuW00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=46qDr3_1GzrJZuW00" width="1320" height="743" >OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Senate Bill 1257 changed the classification of THC from a Schedule III controlled dangerous substance to Schedule I.The change has some Oklahoma medical marijuana patients worried about the possibility of DUI charges, even when they're not impaired. "Just to be clear, we're not advocating for impaired driving on any substance, especially marijuana. But the fact is, this is not something that's checking for impairment. They are literally just saying detection now equals evidence for conviction," said Joshua Graston, chemist, lead formulator for a medical marijuana processor and medical marijuana patient. Medical marijuana patient John Dungan shared his concerns."Literally you cannot have a medical marijuana card and actually use it and be legal because anytime after it's staying in your system for a month because it's stored in the fat cells. So you literally can't use it anytime they can pull you over they could just arbitrarily give you a DUI at any point now," Dungan said.THC can remain detectable in the body days, weeks and even months after use. "Somebody could be driving perfectly and they could do the field sobriety tests, pass them with flying colors. But if for whatever reason the officer wants to do a chemical test on that person and they test positive for THC or metabolite, that evidence alone can be used against them to find them guilty of DUI," criminal defense attorney Frank Urbanic said. Urbanic told FOX 25 refusing a test can bring other consequences. "You can get your license revoked, you may have to have an interlock put in your car. Which of course an interlock has nothing to do with marijuana and then in your criminal case the prosecutor is going to use the fact that you refused the test against you to say you had a consciousness of guilt and that's why you didn't want to take the test," he said. "So this thing is just a complete mess."The House author of the bill, State Rep. Tim Turner (R-Kinta), said the goal was to address the trafficking of THC, not target medical marijuana patients. "Before marijuana was a Schedule I, THC was a Schedule III. It's all the same now. So again, if you possessed flower before, which is marijuana, you possess the Schedule I. THC was a Schedule III. So it's no different. Don't be driving a vehicle intoxicated and you won't have a problem. Period," Turner said. Turner said misinformation is being spread. "Your impairment is your impairment. If you want to use your medical marijuana and get behind a wheel and you're impaired, you're gonna be DUI, no matter if it's a one or a three. So, you know, this craziness that we're hearing that, well, we changed it because we want to DUI people and we want to take medical marijuana out of Oklahoma is a farce," he said. The change took effect on November 1. </div></body>

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Senate Bill 1257 changed the classification of THC from a Schedule III controlled dangerous substance to Schedule I. The change has some Oklahoma medical marijuana patients worried about the possibility of DUI charges, even when they're not impaired. "Just to be clear, we're not...

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