You do realize that that statistic does not say anything about the absolute number of car fatalities involving marijuana, don't you?
Car fatalities involving alcohol might still be at ten - or a hundred - times that level, you know.
Regards,
That statistic about “car fatalities involving marijuana” is meaningless. It just relates to the number of drivers with any amount in their systems. Since the high lasts a few hours, but traces of THC remain in the blood for weeks, it only means since more people are smoking after legalization and it’s showing up in more accident victims blood. Duh! If traces of alcohol stayed in the blood a month, and they weren’t measuring amounts, about 98% of traffic deaths would probably be “alcohol related”.
Alcohol has killed millions if people since the repeal of prohibition. Terrible. But does that mean we should add to the tragedy with marijuana??? Methinks not. Medical...okay. Recreational...not a good idea. What possible good could come from having more people living their lives stoned???