For the second straight session, the Legislature has snuffed out legislation that would have empowered law enforcement to use field sobriety tests and other measures to determine if a driver was under the influence of pot.
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With substances such as marijuana increasingly playing a role in impaired driving crashes, a string of law enforcement officials and their allies are urging lawmakers to overcome their concerns and