DMV sued for disobeying marijuana law

It's a shame we had to blackball the L.A. Times because of Andrew Malcolm's hit piece that falsely accused Obama of making light of McCain's hand injury, but again I'm suspending this penalty.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles is now being sued because it doesn't even know what the state's laws are.

In California, medical marijuana is legal if you have a doctor's recommendation. Period. The DMV isn't allowed to suspend your driver's license because you use marijuana legally and do not drive under the influence of the herb.

So naturally, the DMV goes ahead and suspends their licenses anyway (even if the motorist has a perfect driving record).

This policy has become especially problematic in counties that think that the state law that permits medical marijuana doesn't apply there. One motorist was reportedly told that Glenn County doesn't "recognize those kinds of things." Recognize what things? Laws?

But now a lawsuit has been filed to force the DMV to stop its practice of investigating legal pot users.

Busted, DMV!

(Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dmv-medical-marijuana16-2009feb16,0,1613207.story)