WaRuKaWa
08-04-2006, 10:27 AM
As I am sure everyone here is well aware, there have been no deaths reported as a result of marijuana overdose. This has been a proven impossibility.
However, during a morality presentation at my school last year, two students (both of whom became pro-legalization after their research) showing a study on violence in society delved in various drug statistics as a side mark in their presentation. They listed that 35 deaths were attributed to marijuana usage in the past 30 years in America (dont quote me on that number). They made clear that it was impossible to overdose and actually included the fact as a balance to the heavy numbers for alcohol, tobacco and several other illicit drugs; showing that in comparison it was extremely harmless.
I asked one of them later in what way these deaths were attributed to its usage and he admitted that although he found that statistic on a website, he could not recall what site it was nor the circumstances of these deaths.
Not knowing the source of these numbers, I ask anyone who may have heard a similar statistic to please clarify the validity and circumstances of these deaths...but especially if these numbers include automobile accidents that were said to have been caused by marijuana influence.
This is where I come in with this post. If these numbers DO include automobile accidents attributed to a marijuana-influenced driver, I have to say that this is not a statistic showing marijuana usage to be negative. Actually, quite contrary, I ask you to recall your last experience when driving high: I don't know how others' driving is affected when high, but personally I feel it is MUCH easier...
Propaganda tells us that marijuana impairs the reaction time necessary to properly navigate a vehicle...but personal experience tells me that marijuana influence is almost an autopilot for my vehicle. I am free to listen to music, talk to others in the car and lay back in memory and thought while my car sails smoothely and otherwise legally down the road. Driving becomes second nature.
Coming back to my statement that this statistic supports the idea that marijuana usage while driving is not negative, please now consider how many auto-accidents take place annually while completely sober. I don't have a statistic for this, but we can all assume the high number of these tallied up on every street in America....and we can also rightfully assume that this number far surpasses 35 on a daily basis...let alone over a 30 year period.
I would hope by now you can see my point. I'm not saying that this is any kind of proof as I've written it here; I'm posting this to form a sort of idea or research bin in this thread for anyone who can further explain the statistic I was given earlier and possibly produce a theory out of this. Even if the statistic in the end is false or not properly applied, I would hope that we can find several more in support of the idea that marijuana influence aids driving ability.
I don't know about you, but I could never imagine being the cause of a car accident when high...I am much too careful and meek in that state of mind to be the fault of a road incident.
PLEASE POST YOUR SUPPORT, STATISTICS, OR OTHER CLAIMS HERE.
I don't know if this is a new idea or something that's been tested several times before, but that's the reason I'm here in the first place. I just want to find out the truth in this matter. Thank you. :thumbsup:
However, during a morality presentation at my school last year, two students (both of whom became pro-legalization after their research) showing a study on violence in society delved in various drug statistics as a side mark in their presentation. They listed that 35 deaths were attributed to marijuana usage in the past 30 years in America (dont quote me on that number). They made clear that it was impossible to overdose and actually included the fact as a balance to the heavy numbers for alcohol, tobacco and several other illicit drugs; showing that in comparison it was extremely harmless.
I asked one of them later in what way these deaths were attributed to its usage and he admitted that although he found that statistic on a website, he could not recall what site it was nor the circumstances of these deaths.
Not knowing the source of these numbers, I ask anyone who may have heard a similar statistic to please clarify the validity and circumstances of these deaths...but especially if these numbers include automobile accidents that were said to have been caused by marijuana influence.
This is where I come in with this post. If these numbers DO include automobile accidents attributed to a marijuana-influenced driver, I have to say that this is not a statistic showing marijuana usage to be negative. Actually, quite contrary, I ask you to recall your last experience when driving high: I don't know how others' driving is affected when high, but personally I feel it is MUCH easier...
Propaganda tells us that marijuana impairs the reaction time necessary to properly navigate a vehicle...but personal experience tells me that marijuana influence is almost an autopilot for my vehicle. I am free to listen to music, talk to others in the car and lay back in memory and thought while my car sails smoothely and otherwise legally down the road. Driving becomes second nature.
Coming back to my statement that this statistic supports the idea that marijuana usage while driving is not negative, please now consider how many auto-accidents take place annually while completely sober. I don't have a statistic for this, but we can all assume the high number of these tallied up on every street in America....and we can also rightfully assume that this number far surpasses 35 on a daily basis...let alone over a 30 year period.
I would hope by now you can see my point. I'm not saying that this is any kind of proof as I've written it here; I'm posting this to form a sort of idea or research bin in this thread for anyone who can further explain the statistic I was given earlier and possibly produce a theory out of this. Even if the statistic in the end is false or not properly applied, I would hope that we can find several more in support of the idea that marijuana influence aids driving ability.
I don't know about you, but I could never imagine being the cause of a car accident when high...I am much too careful and meek in that state of mind to be the fault of a road incident.
PLEASE POST YOUR SUPPORT, STATISTICS, OR OTHER CLAIMS HERE.
I don't know if this is a new idea or something that's been tested several times before, but that's the reason I'm here in the first place. I just want to find out the truth in this matter. Thank you. :thumbsup: