Errata: No, You Don't Just Get a Ticket for Driving High in Michigan, You Go to Jail

In a story published in the Chronicle AM on December 6, we inadvertently made a bad typo in an important section. The piece said that under the state's new marijuana legalization law, getting caught driving under the influence of marijuana would result in a ticket. THAT IS NOT THE CASE!

Marijuana legalization does not change Michigan's laws against impaired driving. Being caught driving under the influence of marijuana is a serious crime in Michigan. A first offense is a misdemeanor, but later offenses can bring felony charges, along with all the other consequences of an impaired driving conviction.