Cameron Reed v. United States

OPINION

ANELLO, District Judge:

Appellant Cameron Reed was arrested after driving erratically on a federal road located in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada. Reed’s blood contained 3.7 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml) of marijuana. Reed pleaded guilty to violating Nev.Rev.Stat. § 484C.110(3)(g), which prohibits driving with over 2 ng/ml of marijuana in the blood, assimilated into federal law under the Assimilative Crimes Act (“ACA” or “the Act”), 18 U.S.C. § 13. Reed asserts that his conviction was improper because an applicable federal regulation punishes his conduct, thereby…