{"id":24568,"date":"2016-08-14T20:47:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-14T20:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the-tester.blawgcloud.com\/dui-marijuana-laws-in-maine\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T15:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:20:16","slug":"dui-marijuana-laws-in-maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/dui-marijuana-laws-in-maine\/","title":{"rendered":"DUI Marijuana Laws in Maine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-799 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/marijuana_license_suspended-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DUI Marijuana Laws in Maine\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>Even if you are not stoned, you can lose your license in Maine if you are convicted of DUI marijuana, also known as DUI weed. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/federal-and-state-criminal-defense\/federal-and-state-drug-laws\/\">Maine drug law<\/a> says that if there is probable cause to believe you are under the influence of some drug, and you show a positive test for a drug metabolite in your urine or hair tests, your driver\u2019s license will be suspended.<\/p>\n<p>The problem with this marijuana impaired driving law is threefold.<\/p>\n<p>First, probable cause is a very low standard of proof. It isn\u2019t even proof that something is more likely than not, it is a mere suspicion based on observed facts. How little proof is required? The case of State v. Webster, 2000 ME 115, the defendant made an illegal U-turn. When police stopped him he denied any recent drinking, but the officer smelled alcohol on his breath. The officer then gave Webster field sobriety tests which he PASSED. Despite passing the tests, Webster was arrested. His breath tested at a .10% alcohol.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webblawmaine.com\/blog\/dui-marijuana-laws-in-maine\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading DUI Marijuana Laws in Maine\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you are not stoned, you can lose your license in Maine if you are convicted of DUI marijuana, also known as DUI weed. 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