While the use of marijuana is skyrocketing in California, two bills aimed at cracking down on motorists who drive under the influence of pot were shelved Friday after cannabis industry officials said they were not supported by science.

The Assembly Appropriations Committee sidelined a measure by Assemblyman Evan Low (D-Campbell) that would have made it a crime for a person who has 5 nanograms or more of THC, the active ingredient in pot, per milliliter in their blood to drive a vehicle.

The Senate Appropriations Committee also killed a measure by Republican Sen. Bob Huff of San Dimas that would have allowed law enforcement officers to use oral swab tests to strengthen cases.

Huff said his bill is needed, given that medical marijuana is legal in California and a measure proposed for the November ballot would allow recreational use of the drug.

“The use of both legal and illegal drugs while driving is rampant and fatal accidents are on the rise,” Huff said.

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SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would extend the state’s pilot medical cannabis program to 2020.

The current pilot program will end on Jan. 1, 2018 if the bill doesn’t make it through the Illinois House. The measure, sponsored by State Sen. William Haine, D-Alton, would extend the program an additional two years to July 1, 2020.

Haine’s bill passed the Senate 34-11 on Thursday.

“This is to provide some stable view of terrain to those who are investing in the growing of the cannabis as well as the dispensaries,” Haine said on the Senate floor, adding many stakeholders were unsure about the program’s stability in Illinois.

Sen. Dale Righter, R-Mattoon, pointed out both the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget are opposed to the legislation, so it’s unclear whether Gov. Bruce Rauner would support the pilot program’s extension if it makes it through the House.

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A search warrant filed in Gallatin County last month suggests a Four Corners medical marijuana dispensary raided by federal agents last week is under investigation for distributing drugs outside Montana.

In an April 25 application seeking a warrant for a body wire for a confidential informant, a Missouri River Drug Task Force detective wrote that Montana Buds was suspected of distributing “large quantities” of marijuana outside the state.

The application said the business is also suspected of distributing “larger amounts” of marijuana to people than allowed under Montana law, citing multiple confidential informants.

On May 18, Montana Buds, owned by Chuck Campbell, was raided by Drug Enforcement Agency agents at its location at 160 Zoot Way in Four Corners. Agents, some wearing hazardous materials suits and masks, took items out of the business and put them in a nearby U-Haul truck.

Reached by phone that day, a DEA spokesman and Missouri River Drug Task Force Commander Jake Wagner both declined to comment on the raid.

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Dave McNicoll has a few words of advice for those planning to try marijuana-infused edibles for the first time: Take a bite, not too much, and wait.

McNicoll's group, the Oregon Responsible Edibles Council, has launched a public education campaign aimed at preventing novice marijuana consumers from eating too much all at once.

The campaign is called "Try 5," as in 5 milligrams of THC, and encourages consumers to start with a low dose when it comes to marijuana-infused snacks and treats.

Or as they say in Colorado, start low and go slow.

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