As marijuana becomes available for recreational use throughout Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Patrol remind motorists it is illegal to drive while impaired by marijuana.

Similar to alcohol, there is an established impairment level in Colorado of 5 nanograms of active tetrahydrocannabinol – the active psychoactive component of marijuana – per milliliter of whole blood. Driving while impaired by any substance is illegal and unsafe. Colorado law enforcement officers are trained in the detection of impairment of alcohol and drugs, and many are specially trained Drug Recognition Experts. In addition to driving impaired, it also is illegal to consume or display marijuana on any public road, to have marijuana in the passenger area of a vehicle in an open container, container with a broken seal or if there is evidence marijuana has been consumed.

For more information, visit HeatIsOnColorado.com.

Gardening club to meet Wednesday

The Garden Club of Durango will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 419 San Juan Drive.

Peter Butler, chair of the La Plata County Water Policy Task Force, will present “Water – How Does It Get to Our Faucets and What Will Keep it Coming?”

The public is invited.

For more information, call Kathleen Adams at 764-4756.

Indie authors group to meet Jan. 15

The Durango Indie Authors Group will meet from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Jan. 15, at Pine River Valley Bank, 1701 Main Ave.

“The Art of Storytelling” will be part of an open discussion. Guests are welcome.

For more information, visit www.meetup.com/Durango-Indie-Authors-Group-DIAG.

Herald Staff