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Am I understood right that it is legal to drive while being smoked in Florida? In our country this is a recipe for losing your driver license.

zdragnar 4y ago
It's not legal anywhere, though the name varies. Most states would refer to this as either a DUI (driving under the influence) or DWI (driving while intoxicated).
rufus_foreman 4y ago
America has drive-thru liquor stores.
- School-Cotton 4y ago
  Indeed, but that doesn't mean it's legal to start drinking while in your car.
bitxbitxbitcoin 4y ago
Legal to smoke cigarettes and drive. Not legal to smoke cannabis and drive.
pretendscholar 4y ago
They also sell beer in gas stations too!
blamazon 4y ago
Dispensaries generally have to comply with regulations to put the items in a paper bag and staple it shut. If you get pulled over and the bag is still shut - no problems. Consider it equivalent to 'open container' concept for alcohol. (In USA if you are of legal drinking age, it is okay to drive with closed containers of alcohol and generally very not okay to drive with open containers)
- TylerE 4y ago
  Clarification: Open is okay if it isn't easily accessible (e.g. in the trunk), or you're a rear passenger in some types of hired vehicles (long distance buses, limos) Open container laws aren't even universal. In 10 states open containers are legal, and in most of those passengers can legally drink. In (of course...) Mississippi not only that, but the driver can drink too, as long as they stay below 0.08
  - blamazon 4y ago
    Wow, that is baffling! Today I learned!
  - rascul 4y ago
    Counties and cities can have open container laws too, so just because the state doesn't have the law doesn't mean you can legally do it.
  - ultrarunner 4y ago
    That's pretty interesting. I was curious, so if you trust The Zebra[0], Mississippi has pretty average DUI problems despite pretty average alcohol consumption. [0] https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/most-dangerous-states-drunk-driving/ https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/most-dangerous-st...
    - blamazon 4y ago
      Anecdotally, my experience growing up in the rural south of the USA (not MS) is that the police would often let things slide for a member of the community that they knew. I.e. rather than a formal DUI, the individual would get a ride home and have to pick up their keys at the sheriff's office in the morning. This type of sentiment could be aligned with lax open container laws which could affect such data.

zdragnar 4y ago

It's not legal anywhere, though the name varies. Most states would refer to this as either a DUI (driving under the influence) or DWI (driving while intoxicated).

rufus_foreman 4y ago

America has drive-thru liquor stores.

School-Cotton 4y ago
Indeed, but that doesn't mean it's legal to start drinking while in your car.

bitxbitxbitcoin 4y ago

Legal to smoke cigarettes and drive. Not legal to smoke cannabis and drive.

pretendscholar 4y ago

They also sell beer in gas stations too!

blamazon 4y ago

Dispensaries generally have to comply with regulations to put the items in a paper bag and staple it shut. If you get pulled over and the bag is still shut - no problems. Consider it equivalent to 'open container' concept for alcohol. (In USA if you are of legal drinking age, it is okay to drive with closed containers of alcohol and generally very not okay to drive with open containers)

TylerE 4y ago
Clarification: Open is okay if it isn't easily accessible (e.g. in the trunk), or you're a rear passenger in some types of hired vehicles (long distance buses, limos) Open container laws aren't even universal. In 10 states open containers are legal, and in most of those passengers can legally drink. In (of course...) Mississippi not only that, but the driver can drink too, as long as they stay below 0.08
- blamazon 4y ago
  Wow, that is baffling! Today I learned!
- rascul 4y ago
  Counties and cities can have open container laws too, so just because the state doesn't have the law doesn't mean you can legally do it.
- ultrarunner 4y ago
  That's pretty interesting. I was curious, so if you trust The Zebra[0], Mississippi has pretty average DUI problems despite pretty average alcohol consumption. [0] https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/most-dangerous-states-drunk-driving/ https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/most-dangerous-st...
  - blamazon 4y ago
    Anecdotally, my experience growing up in the rural south of the USA (not MS) is that the police would often let things slide for a member of the community that they knew. I.e. rather than a formal DUI, the individual would get a ride home and have to pick up their keys at the sheriff's office in the morning. This type of sentiment could be aligned with lax open container laws which could affect such data.