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dreamnightwind

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6. But they'll still charge them with DUI

Reply to KurtNYC (Original post)

Mon Feb 10, 2014, 01:35 PM

Feb 2014

if they can tell a driver is stoned, they'll throw the book at them as if they're impaired, whether or not they're driving well. They're working on a road-side test for THC, I think, and I doubt any scientific study is going to get in the way of our runaway police state.

This article is good news, though, thanks for posting it, pretty much as I suspected but it's great to get some data on this.

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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