Cars and Cannabis - Is it safe? Could it be legal?

Why is everyone always going off on HighPopalorum? I don't agree with a lot of his views but at least he's not a complete ass like coloradogrower420 or whatever his name was, am I missing something?

A reasonable compromise would be to adopt the per se standard only for drivers under 21. New drivers are subject to stricter sobriety requirements as well as added restrictions on mobile phone use.

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Originally Posted by Zedleppelin

Why is everyone always going off on HighPopalorum? I don't agree with a lot of his views but at least he's not a complete ass like coloradogrower420 or whatever his name was, am I missing something?

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I wasn't "going off" on him. He said himself that he was a shitty driver when high. I was being funny (or not). Kind of ironic that your avatar is a dead comedian.

In all seriousness. I think that it warrants a scientific study of the affects
on a large pool to guage what the law should be.
I for one would not be happy if someone stoned out of their mind hurt my family because of their carelessness.
But I think it is pretty clear that Cannabis use is not the same as alchohol use.

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Originally Posted by senorx12562

I wasn't "going off" on him. He said himself that he was a shitty driver when high. I was being funny (or not). Kind of ironic that your avatar is a dead comedian.

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Dats true, he did say he was a shitty driver when high :smokebong:

Sorry man, I was just having a middle of the night philosophical moment, don't stop being funny ;)

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Originally Posted by MakeSense

In all seriousness. I think that it warrants a scientific study of the affects
on a large pool to guage what the law should be.
I for one would not be happy if someone stoned out of their mind hurt my family because of their carelessness.
But I think it is pretty clear that Cannabis use is not the same as alchohol use.

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You, on the other hand, live up to your name.

There simply isn't a meaningful way for an officer to determine on the spot whether someone is "high" or not.

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Originally Posted by DenverRelief

In all seriousness. I think that it warrants a scientific study of the affects
on a large pool to guage what the law should be.
I for one would not be happy if someone stoned out of their mind hurt my family because of their carelessness.
But I think it is pretty clear that Cannabis use is not the same as alchohol use.

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The studies that I posted did just that, especially the one paid for by taxes done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

You probably don't want to read the whole thing, but their basic conclusion was that drivers under the influence of THC might "wander" in the lane back and forth a little more, but they tended to compensate for the effects of the drug by driving more cautiously.

Sounds alright to me.

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Originally Posted by DenverRelief

The studies that I posted did just that, especially the one paid for by taxes done by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

You probably don't want to read the whole thing, but their basic conclusion was that drivers under the influence of THC might "wander" in the lane back and forth a little more, but they tended to compensate for the effects of the drug by driving more cautiously.

Sounds alright to me.

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That being the case, I would think that the court system will be tested on the issue at some point. However, we all know that their is a point at which
someone is stoned and they should not be driving.

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Originally Posted by MakeSense

That being the case, I would think that the court system will be tested on the issue at some point. However, we all know that their is a point at which
someone is stoned and they should not be driving.

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That point probably exists for tired people as well. And don't even get me started on stupid people.