another reason I hate Indiana! Haha we can't even buy carry out on Sunday yet. :1orglaugh
Grapesoda
02-18-2014 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Juicy D. Links
(Post 19986369)
I am feelings it will be NY
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read a bit about the THC being present in 3x's the number of DEAD bodies from traffic fatalities since 1999 in the medical weed states.... :thumbsup
SBJ
02-18-2014 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
(Post 19987294)
read a bit about the THC being present in 3x's the number of DEAD bodies from traffic fatalities since 1999 in the medical weed states.... :thumbsup
I think those #s are off and trying to sway the anti pot view. While I do agree that you shouldn't smoke pot and drive.. I think these numbers are figures of people that test positive to having it in their system. You can smoke a joint and it will show in a drug test for 10+ days but that doesn't mean that you are still high 9 days after you smoke a joint.
Grapesoda
02-18-2014 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by SBJ
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I think those #s are off and trying to sway the anti pot view. While I do agree that you shouldn't smoke pot and drive.. I think these numbers are figures of people that test positive to having it in their system. You can smoke a joint and it will show in a drug test for 10+ days but that doesn't mean that you are still high 9 days after you smoke a joint.
beats me.... to me weed is just a low quality trailer park drug like MD 2020, can't see any point in using it .. I deal with weed smokers all day long and to be real honest about it I'm not seeing anything special or any improvement in their lives :2 cents:.
media
02-18-2014 01:03 PM
I'm going to go with Oregon... There's alot of support for it here from what I can tell.. House Bill 3371
JFK
02-18-2014 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Minte
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Imagine if they made geritol illegal there!
:1orglaugh:thumbsup
AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
02-18-2014 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Grapesoda
(Post 19987294)
read a bit about the THC being present in 3x's the number of DEAD bodies from traffic fatalities since 1999 in the medical weed states.... :thumbsup
What was the drug you are/were addicted to, cocaine or heroin? You seem to be suggesting that cannabis is in the same class as narcotics or alcohol.
More to the point, I haven't seen anyone advocating for ingesting cannabis and driving. :2 cents:
As was noted in an earlier post, simply having cannabis present in the bloodstream does not indicate a level of impairment:
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Because marijuana stays in the bloodstream for a short time, blood tests for marijuana are usually not used, except in the case of automobile accidents and some roadside sobriety check points. Blood or saliva tests can show current intoxication. However, unlike blood alcohol concentration tests, they do not indicate a level of intoxication or impairment.
On the other hand, urine tests for marijuana metabolites can only show recent marijuana use, not intoxication or impairment, because of the time required between smoking and the metabolites being eliminated in the urine. However, because many employers have a zero tolerance for drug use, most workplaces use urine tests for any recent use of drugs.
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A separate study ? also based on FARS data ? found that in states where medical marijuana was approved, traffic fatalities decrease by as much as 11 percent during the first year after legalization. Written by researchers at the University of Colorado, Oregon and Montana State University, the paper was published in 2013 in the Journal of Law & Economics.
Those authors theorized pot, for some, becomes a substitute for alcohol. They cited a recent, 13-percent drop in drunk-driving deaths in states where medical marijuana is legal.
?Marijuana reform is associated with ? a decrease in traffic fatalities, most likely due to its impact on alcohol consumption,? said Michael Elliott, executive director of the Marijuana Industry Group, a trade association in Colorado.
