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Re:The New York Times Calls for Marijuana Legalization by dragonwriter on Saturday July 26, 2014 @08:46PM (#8091489)
> The risk of driving after using marijuana is comparable to the risk of driving after using penicillin, which isn't illegal.

[citation needed]

> Furthermore, the risk is far less than the risk of driving at .08

[citation needed], again

> which is legal in most states.

No, driving at or above BAC 0.08 regardless of impairment is illegal in all 50 states, and in most states driving with any impairment due to alcohol is also illegal (though a lesser offense) even if the BAC is below 0.08.

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Re:The New York Times Calls for Marijuana Legalization by Alex3917 on Saturday July 26, 2014 @09:51PM (#8091667)
Instead of saying [citation needed], why don't you just Google it? For reference:

http://norml.org/news/2014/04/03/study-higher-thcblood-level...

And your point about .08 being illegal is pedantic. Driving at .0799 would be legal, and the risk is identical.

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