Minnesota Statutes Annotated Section 169A – Driving While Impaired Section 169A.20
Type of DUID Law:
Under the Influence/ Impairment / Zero Tolerance for Scheduled Controlled Substances other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols
Section 169A.20
It is a crime for any person to drive, operate, or be in physical control of any motor vehicle within this state or upon the ice of any boundary water of this state …
(2) when the person is under the influence of a controlled substance
(3) when the person is knowingly under the influence of a hazardous substance that affects the nervous system, brain, or muscles of the person so as to substantially impair the person’s ability to drive or operate the motor vehicle; …
(7) when the person’s body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in schedule I or II other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols
Type of Drugs Prohibited: Controlled substance, hazardous substances that affect the nervous system, brain or muscles, Scheduled I or II controlled substances
Marijuana use in vehicle
- Minnesota allows the medicinal use of marijuana by certain registered patients, but it may not be ingested via smoking. Minnesota law does not specifically address the use of marijuana in a vehicle
Reference: Drugged Driving: 2016 Summary of Key Provisions of State Laws
