Or, marijuana is not involved in 88% of fatal dui crashes. Feel better now?
And this little tidbit:
“But if the driver is under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana, their risk increased to 24 times that of a sober person.”
“This study shows an alarming increase in driving under the influence of drugs, and, in particular, it shows an increase in driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs,”
Sounds to me that they tested for the presence of marijuana, and even if the driver was high on booze and pot, put it down as a marijuana-related death.
This is like the “All pit bulls should be killed” thread.
Not to mention they fail to explain how any marihuana related death was possible in 2010 since it was illegal at the time. Don’t they know prohibition works? /sarc
But in all seriousness this is a classic example where the old phrase comes to mind, “there are lies, there are damned lies, then there are statistics.”
I have been a prosecutor and defense attorney for nearly 8 years and I can say without a doubt alcohol is way more dangerous to drive on than marijuana.
There are plenty of people safely driving around while taking hydrocodone or oxycodone because their tolerance prevents the impairment that might otherwise result. Marijuana is not much different.
Also, these statistics are pretty useless and until they show a direct connection between the fatality and the alleged impairment. For instance, if a guy smokes weed and is driving down the street and a little old lady (sober as a priest) runs a stop light resulting in both of their deaths then is it properly included as a “marihuana related death”? I don’t think so.
Lots of agendas going on here.
Most of it has to do with all the government jobs that are attached to the endless losing WOD.
If you were sitting in your backyard drinking a beer, and the number three engine of a passing 747 tumbled out of the sky and crushed you, it would be put down as another alcohol related death.