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31. It is my belief that there is no drug that can put something

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 07:08 PM

Sep 2015

in a person that is not there already. I think this guy already had intent to shoot his wife before this. The pot just lowered his inhibitions. He also had easy access to a weapon, and that's a bad thing even for non-intoxicated people.

Also, the number of occasions where we hear about people doing this while using cannabis is still pretty rare. People still have been using it, even being illegal. It's not like suddenly those numbers are going to change.

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Doctor: Man accused of killing wife was delirious from pot [View all] Judi Lynn Sep 2015 OP

Sure... blame it on the pot... ut oh Sep 2015 #1

The Devil made him do it. nt Lychee2 Sep 2015 #41

Must be a Maureen Dowd fan. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #2

Did he have any drinks? They_Live Sep 2015 #3

Funny thing about that.... sofa king Sep 2015 #57

Here we go.... ion_theory Sep 2015 #4

Can anyone here say with full medical certainty that its impossible? cstanleytech Sep 2015 #10

it can kill you if you have a bad heart. Two men with bad tickers roguevalley Sep 2015 #14

Do you have a source for this? ion_theory Sep 2015 #21

here ya go. Surprised the slag out of everyone when this happened. roguevalley Sep 2015 #22

Okay thanks. I'll give it a read. n/t ion_theory Sep 2015 #26

Correlation in 2 cases without a causal explanation = hasty generalization Lychee2 Sep 2015 #42

Agreed. Really can't take this as proof that marijuana caused their deaths. n/t ion_theory Sep 2015 #43

No, two doctors listed it as cause of death when they found thc in the results. bluedigger Sep 2015 #23

If you're asking.. ion_theory Sep 2015 #19

If its like alot of other drugs in this world then it stands to reason that cstanleytech Sep 2015 #38

No I can't. 840high Sep 2015 #40

Logic states that if there have not been Le Taz Hot Sep 2015 #46

The topic is not ODing unto death but rather the claims of diminished capacity in this case, such cstanleytech Sep 2015 #48

IANAL, but would you be able to JoeyT Sep 2015 #50

True but it might be the only legal plea he can enter depending on what the state law says. nt cstanleytech Sep 2015 #52

Right, challenge everyone to prove a negative. LOL tabasco Sep 2015 #62

I wish DU would get rid of contrarian troll dipshits. tabasco Sep 2015 #63

Who's Putting Him Up To This billhicks76 Sep 2015 #53

Private prisons, alcohol companies, police unions, pharmaceutical companies are the ion_theory Sep 2015 #60

I Miss George Carlin billhicks76 Sep 2015 #68

Too many Twinkies? yardwork Sep 2015 #5

Dan White all over again.... Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #12

He was also yelling for the piano player to play faster, faster while laughing maniacally. callous taoboy Sep 2015 #6

Maybe. just maybe, he has the same problem I have. When I smoke, I want to crush things like... BlueJazz Sep 2015 #7

Psychotic people exist IronLionZion Sep 2015 #8

Anyone who has ever used pot in any form Warpy Sep 2015 #9

Right the evil drink. former9thward Sep 2015 #66

No, but the actions of the drugs are very different Warpy Sep 2015 #67

Prove it with Science "doc" - Prove it! n/t fredamae Sep 2015 #11

! Richard D Sep 2015 #13

that looks like dinosaur shit. roguevalley Sep 2015 #15

Took it on my last trip Richard D Sep 2015 #17

thus proving you can almost always find an "expert" rurallib Sep 2015 #16

oH GAWD. tHE TWINKIE DEFENSE? Iggo Sep 2015 #18

Marijuana is not harmless AngryAmish Sep 2015 #20

Intoxication is no defense. bluedigger Sep 2015 #24

What a crock of shit. blackspade Sep 2015 #25

But he looks like such a nice man. snort Sep 2015 #27

Glassy eyed psycho. Not from the pot, I'm sure. Just from being a psycho. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #28

It's not for everyone. They_Live Sep 2015 #32

Be very wary of "researchers" who come out with sutff like this nichomachus Sep 2015 #29

Possible, but irrelevant Xithras Sep 2015 #30

It is my belief that there is no drug that can put something logosoco Sep 2015 #31

agreed. They_Live Sep 2015 #33

How convenient for him. nt valerief Sep 2015 #34

Pot doesn't kill people.... underpants Sep 2015 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author olddots Sep 2015 #36

It's a real thing. rug Sep 2015 #37

So - with this reasoning shouldn't we be asiliveandbreathe Sep 2015 #39

Reefer Madness!!! KT2000 Sep 2015 #44

there is this - greenman3610 Sep 2015 #45

Pot may have exacerbated his existing propensity for psychosis Politicub Sep 2015 #47

#38 I posted a possible way to find out if the claim is bogus or not. nt cstanleytech Sep 2015 #49

With no evidence, I'm still calling BS. Sounds more like a premeditated murder defense to me. silvershadow Sep 2015 #51

No, but his lawyer might be jberryhill Sep 2015 #54

Think back to when pot became legal in Colorado jmowreader Sep 2015 #55

Yes, she did. . . . I posted a comment to that piece at the time. markpkessinger Sep 2015 #65

Pot? How much do you need to smoke Helen Borg Sep 2015 #56

there's certainly more to this story. me things that pot wasn't the only thing in his system... Javaman Sep 2015 #58

On weed: Killing a cheeseburger, yes. Killing his wife, no. AtomicKitten Sep 2015 #59

+1. Some years back . . . markpkessinger Sep 2015 #64

This is %!#$!?! 2015 and we're still hearing this shit??? tabasco Sep 2015 #61