Family of dead cyclist weeps; Driver who was high on pot gets 6 years in prison
Before sentencing the 27-year-old driver who was high on medical marijuana when he struck and killed a Portland bicyclist, Judge Michael Greenlick talked to him about the dangers of driving under the influence of pot — medicinal or not.
“One of the things that greatly concerned me when marijuana was legalized … was that we’d see more situations like this,” Greenlick told Kenneth Britt Smith during the Thursday hearing in Multnomah County Circuit Court. “I assume you know that your marijuana smoking days are over, at least while you’re on post-prison supervision for this.”