It's the brain

Mary show on WNYC. Good morning again everyone. The holiday season always comes with

Lots of public service announcements to try to prevent drunken driving and the

legal cannabis era

they are driving while high warnings too.

But on the road itself, how does a police officer know

if someone is driving illegally because they're stoned on weed.

Well, the New Jersey Supreme Court recently changed how the result of a controversial police

method used to determine if someone is driving

under the influence of marijuana is used in court. The methods used by what are

called drug recognition experts. Why are they controversial? Well the science behind called Drug Recognition Experts.

Why are they controversial?

Well, the science behind these

has come into question by experts, judges,

and civil rights advocates who say the protocol

could lead to an increase in unnecessary drug driving arrests and prosecutions.

So let's talk about it. Joining us now is Jolani Gibson.

He's the lead Cannabis Reporter at N.J. Cannabis cannabis insider which is part of the star

ledger or nj dot com if we have time will also touch on his other recent reporting

on apparent municipal corruption in the state that's affecting

applicants who want to get their hands on cannabis shop licenses. He says it

may be impacting the very people New Jersey's legal weed licensing laws were designed to include.

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