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packman

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2. I remember

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 12:19 PM

Feb 2014

a law-enforcement conference I attended several years ago. A police chief asked the room of police officers to raise their hands if they were ever in a violent incident that they felt endangered their lives while investigating a violent call (shooting, domestic, etc.) whose actions were alcohol related. Almost every hand went up. Then he asked how many were involved in similar situations which were marijuana related. Maybe three hands went up in the audience of over 100 attending.

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States with medical marijuana see decrease in traffic fatalities [View all] KurtNYC Feb 2014 OP

Not surprised. Incitatus Feb 2014 #1

I remember packman Feb 2014 #2

Need to publicize stats like these. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2014 #3

The study was done here. Moosepoop Feb 2014 #10

Marijuana Users Are Safer Drivers Than Non-Marijuana Users, New Study Shows Bennyboy Feb 2014 #4

This ought to have an OP of it's own. Th1onein Feb 2014 #16

I posted it origninally when it came out Bennyboy Feb 2014 #21

Another drug warrior myth ... Trillo Feb 2014 #5

But they'll still charge them with DUI dreamnightwind Feb 2014 #6

Well duh. nt bemildred Feb 2014 #7

Sounds like good news to me madokie Feb 2014 #8

Not me-- I've ridden with both Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #17

Recommend jsr Feb 2014 #9

Anti-Marijuana Expert Lied Stainless Feb 2014 #11

Here's a DU link... TeeYiYi Feb 2014 #12

That was the bit where they used no baseline KurtNYC Feb 2014 #14

Per FLYellowDog's Request TheOther95Percent Feb 2014 #13

Alcohol is a poor substitute for pot in every way you can imagine. Scuba Feb 2014 #15

Now if only my Indiana republican state senator would get his head B Calm Feb 2014 #18

well, he wants "less government regulation" so here is a chance to reduce it, right? KurtNYC Feb 2014 #19

They have been known to speak with forked tongues! B Calm Feb 2014 #20