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2014-02-16 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Pot Fuels Surge in Drugged Driving Deaths

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Posted by Fred 2014-02-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Leave well enough alone, it clears out the druggies, (And a few innocents)

Posted by Redneck Jim 2014-02-16 05:22|| 2014-02-16 05:22|| Front Page Top

#2 "The trend suggests that marijuana is playing an increased role in fatal crashes,"

No kidding. It's always been a trade off in deaths. It's just that the advocates to legalize never acknowledge in their campaigns. Some legit medical drugs have side effects and consequences that allow lawyers to engage in the great tort lotto against manufacturers as advertized daily on television. How do think juries would respond if those manufacturers knew of the negative side effects but withheld that info from the public? However, it's all OK if advocacy in legalizing these drugs do exactly that. It all boils down to 'I want', damn the consequences.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-02-16 09:02|| 2014-02-16 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.

I don't know where this article falls, but I'd like to see the absolute numbers before I get too excited.

Posted by gorb 2014-02-16 09:15|| 2014-02-16 09:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Booze is legal but driving under the influence is not legal. They are different things and the public needs to be informed or arrested.

Posted by rjschwarz 2014-02-16 21:23|| 2014-02-16 21:23|| Front Page Top

#5 There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.

Drug tests show the presence of the metabolic byproducts of marijuana. Being fat soluble, these stay around for days/weeks depending. So the data from dead drivers shows they smoked some time in the past, not that they were high at the time of the accident.

Posted by SteveS 2014-02-16 23:08|| 2014-02-16 23:08|| Front Page Top

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