A little data is out there, but going to be hard to prove much regarding CO and cannabis impaired accidents, as CO state government didn’t really track MM use/sales from 2000 thru 2014:
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/revenue/colorado-marijuana-sales-reports
https://www.codot.gov/news/documents/safety-press-conference-boards-jan-31-2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_cannabis_laws_in_the_United_States#States
I don’t really have an axe to grind on this topic, just pointing out that your “...traffic deaths started increasing in 2011 before legalization...” point isn’t based on “cannabis use vs. traffic fatalities” data either...as we don’t know the MM use (or rec. use for that matter) stats from 2000 to 2014.
I am generally a “live & let live” person with Libertarian leaning tendencies, but the days of that being possible pretty much died when the government starting paying for a large percentage of people’s health care. I rarely hear Libertarians talking about societal/government issues/impacts when they discuss unrestricted freedom of drug use. Legal use of anything you want is fine, but a side effect would have to be substantial stiffening of DWI laws (alcohol users/drivers are still getting a much too easy ride on this), increased government spending on the court system/traffic cops/family court, and the biggest obstacle, government getting out of paying for health care all together (including Medicare). Unless things like that happen the Libertarian “freedom utopia” cannot happen. “With great freedom comes great (personal/societal) responsibility”.
NobleFree: you ever check out Stefan Molyneux’s YouTube or sites?
P.S. I found the 50% cut in MM sales after rec. legalization in CO kind of humorous! (1st link above). I guess half the MM users were suddenly “cured” all at once! ;-)
I'm on board with that.
increased government spending on the court system/traffic cops/family court, and the biggest obstacle, government getting out of paying for health care all together (including Medicare).
Is government regulation of adults' diets justifiable until/unless government gets out of paying for health care for diet-related medical conditions? I say no.