Posted on 04/11/2006 9:28:21 AM PDT by davesdude
BTW, that's an old George Carlin line.
"Then the excerpted statement indicates that we might not want to test for pot in accident cases"
What are you talking about? she states that marijuana testing should not apply or penalize somebody who wants to work in that field of expertise such as train or truck driving...
When people start saying things like this, all bets are off.
http://www.fcda.org/driving.htm
another study i guess that was biaised to convice people pot smokers are harmless?
When I was in HS I could smoke a lot of weed and be OK, after while I don't know what happened but i started getting really paranoid and nervous on just a very small amount so i quit for like 6 months... I tried it again and it had the same effect after only like 2 hits. Marijuana(THC) is a drug and like all drugs it doesn't effect everyone the same way. I Haven't smoked marijuana or drank alcohol in over 10 years
Why?
And that makes sense because . . .
I was being tongue-in-cheek. It seems that emotionally charged issues usually have a lot of rancorous hyberbole being thrown about, and cold hard facts rarely enter the equation.
OKay! But still you got to be aware that pot is legal or decriminalized down there, and some high ranked people will do a lot of things to get it re-criminalized, even lie...so i find it surprising this horrible accident really happened and we didn't hear much about it... anyways, that was only my opinion!! thanks anyway!
That said, driving while impaired is not a good thing, but weed may heighten awareness, while alcohol dulls it
I don't know about this one, my buddie used to turn into a space cadet after we would smoke a joint, I'd be like "hey Mark... MARK!" and he wouldn't even hear me... just dazing off into space, he did that cr@p all the time i had to forehead slap him to get his attention. :)
It's hard to get into an accident when you're only going 4 mph.
Well, what should they be called? LOL!
These are all old studies. Have you got any studies done in this century?
I don't believe I've ever given driving any consideration in the marijuana debate, so knowing it doesn't affect my opinion one way or another.
LOL
What part of drinking to NOT get DRUNK didn't you understand. 1-2 drinks in an hour with a meal does not equal a mild buzz.
Every single time a MJ smoker lights up it is with the explicit intent of getting high, be that a minor buzz or stoned that was the intent.
Every smoker defends their "right" to get high by comparing their vice to those who drink alcohol. When the vast majority (overwhelmingly vast) drink alcohol solely for the social aspect of it, where as the very act of lighting up a joint is with the intent of causing some type of effect on their body.
Of course, those who use "for medicinal purposes", and fall under the protection of state laws which legalize it, are not included in my statement of impared judgement for lighting up. Although I will tell you that I am a firm believer that the majority of those with prescriptions for MJ in those places are simply users looking for a legal means to abuse their poison of choice.
When you drink with the intent to get plastered or smoke with the intent to catch a buzz you are by definition abusing the substance no matter what it is. Smoking your weed to catch a buzz is no different than some kid huffing canned air to get high, both are abuse. I admit freely that I have been guilty, even in times more recent, I have abused alcohol in line with my own definition. The problem is too many MJ smokers simply wont admit that using the drug to "catch a buzz" is abuse.
Uh huh.
I once wrecked a car because I was stoned on pot.
No, it was twice. No, three times.
well i don't think this was actually an emotional charged issue, but more a way to say that a lot of statement are made today! http://www.fcda.org/driving.htm maybe this one you will find less emotion in it! thanks
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