Re:Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal
by protomyth on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @09:37PM
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I still don't understand how DUI is going to work? The testing doesn't seem to have kept up with the desires of the public.
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Re:Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal
by paxys on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @10:03PM
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I don't think anyone has been able to conclusively say that marijuana legalization actually increases the percentage of smokers in any state where it has been implemented.
Re:Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal
by protomyth on Thursday April 22, 2021 @11:02AM
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I really don't care about the increase. I care about disproving / proving DUI in court. Without a valid blood test / breath test and some standards, its going to be a rough go.
As to if high people are bad drivers, then yes they are. I don't even know how that's a debate. What constitutes high is the real debate.
Re:Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal
by paxys on Thursday April 22, 2021 @12:09PM
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My point is that all of this is already a problem. Legalization will, if nothing else, make it easier to conduct research and get funding to fix some of this.
Re:Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal
by protomyth on Thursday April 22, 2021 @05:00PM
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Well, when pot was illegal they just arrested them on possession and didn't have to worry about the rest. Now, we need some standards or else some people are getting DUIs.
Re:Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal
by chmod600 on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @10:01PM
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Do we have the science to know how safe/unsafe it is to drive under the influence of marijuana?
Re:Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal
by Balgair on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @11:15PM
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There have been a few studies out of CO that I can't find at the moment. The gist is that it's less safe than being sober, but a bit more safe than driving drunk. Unfortunately, the real finding is that combining the two is a lot less safe than either on their own and that a lot of drivers are choosing to cross-fade.