Marijuana and driving — Michigan Permit Test

Marijuana and driving on the Michigan permit test — 8 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Although marijuana may be legal for medical or recreational use, it is still not legal, safe or wise to drive while impaired by it, since it distorts your perception of time, space and speed.

Judging speed and distance is most of driving, and marijuana throws both off.

since it tends to distort your perception of time, space and speed.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

In Michigan it is legal for someone 21 or older to transport 2.5 ounces or less of marijuana.

The law sets a limit on how much may be carried, and an age below which none may be.

Transport 2.5 ounces or less of marijuana if you are age 21 or older.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

Drivers and their passengers are prohibited from smoking marijuana within the passenger area of a vehicle on a public way.

Smoke in the car impairs the driver whether or not the driver is the one smoking.

Drivers and their passengers are prohibited from smoking marijuana within the passenger area of a vehicle upon a public way.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

It is illegal to transport marijuana into Canada.

Michigan law stops at the border, and carrying marijuana across it is a crime.

Transport marijuana into Canada.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

The penalties for operating under the influence of marijuana are the same as for alcohol, and can include up to 93 days in jail, up to a $500 fine, license suspension and six points.

Impaired is impaired. The law does not go easier because the drug was marijuana.

The penalties for operating under the influence of marijuana are the same as operating under the influence of alcohol.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

Penalties for operating under the influence can include up to 93 days in jail.

Jail time makes clear that impaired driving is a crime, not a ticket.

These penalties can include up to 93 days in jail, up to a $500 fine, license suspension, six points on a person’s driving record, and more.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

Penalties for operating under the influence can include a fine of up to $500.

The fine is only part of the cost. Suspension, points and jail come with it.

up to a $500 fine

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

There are heightened penalties if a driver under the influence has minors in the vehicle.

Children in the car cannot choose their driver, so the law protects them more strongly.

There are heightened penalties if a driver has minors in the vehicle.

What Every Driver Must Know, p.15

On the test

Why is driving impaired by marijuana dangerous, according to the manual?

It distorts your sense of time, space and speed. Judging speed and distance is most of driving, and marijuana throws both off. What Every Driver Must Know, p.15: “since it tends to distort your perception of time, space and speed.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against What Every Driver Must Know, published by the Michigan Department of State, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-03.