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<p>[QUOTE="Vagitarian, post: 5838032, member: 12002"]I don't have time to track down all your bizarre little naysayer rants. Nor do I care. Here's a well respected experts reply to your position:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>"The science is clear and unambiguous," Stimson writes. "Pot is a dangerous substance. It is not like alcohol at all." He's right that there's a big difference between marijuana and alcohol when it comes to traffic safety, but he's wrong if he thinks that comparison favors alcohol, which has a <a href="http://reason.com/archives/2016/03/21/the-real-but-exaggerated-danger-of-stone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://reason.com/archives/2016/03/21/the-real-but-exaggerated-danger-of-stone" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #000000">much more dramatic</span></a> impact on driving ability. While marijuana measurably impairs driving performance in laboratory tests, its effects are more modest than alcohol's and <a href="http://reason.com/archives/2015/02/16/drugged-drivers-who-arent" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://reason.com/archives/2015/02/16/drugged-drivers-who-arent" rel="nofollow">difficult to pin down</a> in the real world. That's largely because there's <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2016/05/10/aaa-finds-no-basis-for-equating-thc-leve" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://reason.com/blog/2016/05/10/aaa-finds-no-basis-for-equating-thc-leve" rel="nofollow">no clear relationship</a> between THC blood levels and impairment (as Paul Larkin, one of Stimson's colleagues at the Heritage Foundation, <a href="http://reason.com/blog/2015/06/30/defining-drugged-driving-by-thc-levels-m" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://reason.com/blog/2015/06/30/defining-drugged-driving-by-thc-levels-m" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #000000">concedes</span></a>).</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Marijuana legalization could lead to more dangerously stoned drivers on the roads, which could in turn lead to more fatal accidents (especially if the stoned drivers are also drunk, since alcohol and marijuana compound each other's effects on driving ability). Then again, legalization could <a href="http://reason.com/archives/2014/04/07/can-cannabis-cut-car-crashes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://reason.com/archives/2014/04/07/can-cannabis-cut-car-crashes" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #000000">reduce</span></a> the number of fatal accidents, to the extent that more cannabis consumption is accompanied by less drinking. Or legalization's impact on traffic safety could be a wash. Contrary to the impression left by prohibitionists like Stimson, <u>it is far too early to say which of these scenarios is coming to pass.</u></i></p><p><br /></p><p>This was Nancy Pelosi's stance on the California issue and she wanted to wait another year or two. I agreed.</p><p>Interesting to see you supporting Nancy's position. </p><p><br /></p><p>That was too easy, you're dismissed. Happy St Patrick's Day, go smoke some green. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vagitarian, post: 5838032, member: 12002"]I don't have time to track down all your bizarre little naysayer rants. Nor do I care. Here's a well respected experts reply to your position: [I]"The science is clear and unambiguous," Stimson writes. "Pot is a dangerous substance. It is not like alcohol at all." He's right that there's a big difference between marijuana and alcohol when it comes to traffic safety, but he's wrong if he thinks that comparison favors alcohol, which has a [URL='http://reason.com/archives/2016/03/21/the-real-but-exaggerated-danger-of-stone'][COLOR=#000000]much more dramatic[/COLOR][/URL] impact on driving ability. While marijuana measurably impairs driving performance in laboratory tests, its effects are more modest than alcohol's and [URL='http://reason.com/archives/2015/02/16/drugged-drivers-who-arent']difficult to pin down[/URL] in the real world. That's largely because there's [URL='http://reason.com/blog/2016/05/10/aaa-finds-no-basis-for-equating-thc-leve']no clear relationship[/URL] between THC blood levels and impairment (as Paul Larkin, one of Stimson's colleagues at the Heritage Foundation, [URL='http://reason.com/blog/2015/06/30/defining-drugged-driving-by-thc-levels-m'][COLOR=#000000]concedes[/COLOR][/URL]). Marijuana legalization could lead to more dangerously stoned drivers on the roads, which could in turn lead to more fatal accidents (especially if the stoned drivers are also drunk, since alcohol and marijuana compound each other's effects on driving ability). Then again, legalization could [URL='http://reason.com/archives/2014/04/07/can-cannabis-cut-car-crashes'][COLOR=#000000]reduce[/COLOR][/URL] the number of fatal accidents, to the extent that more cannabis consumption is accompanied by less drinking. Or legalization's impact on traffic safety could be a wash. Contrary to the impression left by prohibitionists like Stimson, [U]it is far too early to say which of these scenarios is coming to pass.[/U][/I] [U][/U] This was Nancy Pelosi's stance on the California issue and she wanted to wait another year or two. I agreed. Interesting to see you supporting Nancy's position. That was too easy, you're dismissed. Happy St Patrick's Day, go smoke some green. :D[/QUOTE]
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