Quote Originally Posted by HighPopalorum
*shrug*

If a reliable test can be devised and sensible limits set which do not penalize responsible marijuana users, I'm all for it. People should not drive when high. When they do so, they put the public at risk and deserve to face a penalty. Sobriety is the proper standard for operating a vehicle.
Youre already at risk when you get in the car. Simply driving while high hurts no one. Sobriety alone does not make driving safer. Your chances of being in a wreck with a sober person are much higher than being in a wreck with someone who is actually "drugged/intoxicated" at the time. There are already laws against causing bodily injury during a wreck, no matter what the reason was. Whether theyre high, drunk, playing with their stereo, or messing with their cell phone...its all the same cause and result. Someone wasnt paying attention, and messed up. If we're going to do this, we should make ALL possible distractions illegal. No noise above a certain level, no open food containers in the vehicle, no talking on the cell phone, backseats must be separated from front seats by 3" noiseproof glass, no vehicles will run for longer than 2 hours at a time bc people lose focus.....lol....

There is no need for this law other than criminalizing a greater number of the general population. Unless they plan on blood testing everyone they come in contact with, its pretty much impossible to enforce also. Are they going to claim that by having a license and driving I agreed to having my blood forcibly removed while being assaulted and battered?? Because thats what theyre going to do when I refuse...

Stats of "drugged driving" are skewed by mj's half life. The actual # of people who were stoned when they wrecked is way lower. The actual # of people who wrecked directly because of mj is even lower.

Everyone's body is different, whos to say what sensible is? Who sets that number, and what goes into deciding that threshold? Its obviously lower than when you actually make a driving violation, so where is it set?

Also, they need to test for psilocybin, lsd, peyote, and ecstasy as well. And id bet there is a bigger problem with meth and driving, especially with professional drivers, than mj and driving...