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Michael Burgess: “But if there is a confounding circumstance like a positive test for marijuana, a good defense attorney can make a case…”

On the recordMarch 13, 2019
But if there is a confounding circumstance like a positive test for marijuana, a good defense attorney can make a case for, well, that could be remote, so it might not be active.
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Michael Burgess
Republican · Texas

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Burgess discusses the complexities of drunk driving cases involving marijuana.

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