On the far right we can see that, as of 2017, almost a quarter of all drivers involved in fatal accidents had at least some level of Delta-9 THC (the main psychoactive ingredient) in their bloodstream. And it appears to be getting worse.
Posted on 10/28/2020 12:41:19 PM PDT by Kaslin
Fiddling while fires flame.
Smoking is bad, drinking is bad, texting and driving is bad, drinking and driving is bad - but using pot while driving is OK because it HeLpS.
If you smoke pot you should be arrested and jailed.
That’s not true.
“Legal” cannabis users are still Federally prohibited from owning, using, or even touching a firearm.
I’m guessing 80% of these folks are on welfare and we’re picking up the tab for their “habit” via Medicaid.
I have friends who stayed stoned on prescription meds and still drive. I know people with Dementia who drive.
If they’re cannabis users, they’re not sober.
CC
I was told by an MD that if you get caught in the state of Arizona driving with even Benadryl in your system, you will receive a MANDATORY 18 month sentence.
Justin Trudeau, or as some call him ‘Dick’ True-dope, the Prime Mistake of Canada, legalized pot here in Kanadahar two years ago. AFAIK, there is no ACKNOLEDGED way of measuring impairment via THC, as opposed to impairment due to alcohol. That said, twice a week, on average, I smell pot coming from another car, as I am driving to or from work. I have heard of NO CONVICTIONS for driving while under the influence of THC and I have heard absolutely NO REPORTS of vehicle accidents involving dope smoking individuals. TOTAL AND COMPLETE BRAVO SIERRA!
If we can hand the nuclear football to a pants crapping dementia patient, why not just let all the drunk and stoned people drive too?
A friend has a neighbor who claims to have been injured at work and is disabled. The guy does work around the house and it doesn’t seem to bother him. He and his girlfriend both use pot and alcohol. They both drive even though they both have several dui’s, been jailed and on probation. They both are nightmares for the neighbors around them. Constant chaos!
Which part?
That’s why the article and the legislature of Pennsylvania THINKS!
Plenty of common medications that impair people far worse for driving purposes, no one seems to have a problem with.
"I think we're parked, yeah"
/Cheech&Chong
A couple of college friends of mine were stoned on pot and in a car driven by a stoned driver on the freeway. The Highway Patrol pulled them over and asked them “Do you know how fast you were driving” Answer was “I don’t know, about 65 miles an hour.” The Highway Patrol office said “You were going 25 miles per hour on the freeway!” Nobody was arrested.
On the far right we can see that, as of 2017, almost a quarter of all drivers involved in fatal accidents had at least some level of Delta-9 THC (the main psychoactive ingredient) in their bloodstream. And it appears to be getting worse.
BLUF: Though more people drive under the influence of cannabis than alcohol, those individuals impaired by alcohol are 10X as likely to cause a fatal accident as someone impaired by cannabis.
“The proportion of persons driving under the influence of alcohol is estimated at 2.1% (95% CI: 1.4–2.8) and under the influence of cannabis at 3.4% (2.9%-3.9%). Drivers under the influence of alcohol are 17.8 times (12.1–26.1) more likely to be responsible for a fatal accident, and the proportion of fatal accidents which would be prevented if no drivers ever exceeded the legal limit for alcohol is estimated at 27.7% (26.0%-29.4%). Drivers under the influence of cannabis multiply their risk of being responsible for causing a fatal accident by 1.65 (1.16–2.34), and the proportion of fatal accidents which would be prevented if no drivers ever drove under the influence of cannabis is estimated at 4.2% (3.7%-4.8%).”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678710/
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