Quote Originally Posted by senorx12562
Better that 100 innocent men go to jail than that one guilty man go free, right HighPop?
Of course I don't share this view. The dispute is over who is innocent and who is guilty. You think (If I understand you correctly) people who use marijuana and drive are innocent. I think they're guilty. I view marijuana exactly as I do all other drugs, medicinal and recreational: part of responsible use means not getting behind the wheel. I have no moral or ethical problem with people who use drugs responsibly, but people who choose to drive high should be fined, jailed and lose their licenses. The only reservations I have about pot per se laws are science based (is 5ng an appropriate limit?) and regard civil liberties (detention for the purpose of doing a blood test is a non-starter for this libertarian.).

However, there's lots of room for compromise. Maybe a per se limit for younger drivers only would be a good idea. I'm more worried about people who are new to driving or new to smoking, because they lack the judgement that comes with driving experience and they may not understand how marijuana affects them.

Anecdotal high driving mishap: two days ago a friend of mine left his truck in neutral and went in to pay for gas with predictable results. After a "dude, where's my car?" moment, he found it totaled on the other side of a five-lane highway. He will not live this down, as far as I'm concerned, but at least he now agrees that driving high is probably not a good idea.