{"id":24542,"date":"2023-05-02T03:13:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T07:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-tester.blawgcloud.com\/maine-goes-crazy-on-drug-dui-law\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:38:43","slug":"maine-goes-crazy-on-drug-dui-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/maine-goes-crazy-on-drug-dui-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine LD 1491 DUI Drugs Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OUI-Lawyer-John-Scott-Webb-appears-in-courtrooms-in-Saco-and-Portland-ME-and-other-citirs-in-Southern-Maine..jpg\" alt=\"Maine DUI Drugs lawyer John Webb explains why some urine tests cannot properly determine a driver's current level of impairment.\" width=\"624\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OUI-Lawyer-John-Scott-Webb-appears-in-courtrooms-in-Saco-and-Portland-ME-and-other-citirs-in-Southern-Maine..jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OUI-Lawyer-John-Scott-Webb-appears-in-courtrooms-in-Saco-and-Portland-ME-and-other-citirs-in-Southern-Maine.-300x93.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/OUI-Lawyer-John-Scott-Webb-appears-in-courtrooms-in-Saco-and-Portland-ME-and-other-citirs-in-Southern-Maine.-386x120.jpg 386w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><br \/>\nI thought I had seen about everything in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/maine-dui-defense\/maine-drunk-driving-laws\/\">Maine DUI law<\/a> area.\u00a0 Then the Maine prosecutors decided to try change the law about drugs and driving.\u00a0 Right now the LD 1491 is up in front of the state legislature and they are considering it.\u00a0 Listen to this.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what the new ME OUI law says:<\/p>\n<p>The Bureau of Motor Vehicles can take your driver&#8217;s license:<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/maine-goes-crazy-on-drug-dui-law\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Maine LD 1491 DUI Drugs Law\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I thought I had seen about everything in the Maine DUI law area.\u00a0 Then the Maine prosecutors decided to try change the law about drugs and driving.\u00a0 Right now the LD 1491 is up in front of the state legislature and they are considering it.\u00a0 Listen to this. 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