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Pennsylvania legislator seeks repeal of penalties for drivers using legal marijuana

(WHTM) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying for a fourth time to repeal DUI penalties for legal cannabis use.

State Rep. Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) is reintroducing the bill, saying the state’s zero-tolerance law on impaired driving is unfair to drivers who legally use medical marijuana but are not impaired.

Unlike alcohol, marijuana can stay in your system for weeks.

Rabb says cannabis patients should have the same rights and privileges as others who use prescribed medications, as long as the driver is not impaired.

“My bill does not allow people to get away with using medical cannabis while they’re driving or before they drive or to smoke medical cannabis, which is illegal,” Rabb said. “This is about whether or not you’re impaired.”

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During the last legislative session, the bill won bipartisan support in the House Transportation Committee before the end of the term.

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