Re: I tend to disagree about pot legalization
by
Hellzapoppin
11/02/2009, 1:42 PM
ZoeCat:No, a stoned driver is not just as dangerous as a drunk driver. They're by no means safe, but they're not as dangerous as drunks. Besides, stoned people tend to know when they're too messed up to drive and don't do it.
Eh...I'd say that at reasonable levels, dose per dose (beer-per-hit) it's a wash. Think how easily the mind wanders when stoned. The difference, really, is that one can only get "so" high, whereas continuing to drink after about 5 beers the average man becomes far more dangerous as a drunk.
Anyone who tokes up at lunch should be treated the same as anyone who gets drunk at lunch. And I doubt that use among kids will increase at all. It's really easy to get as it is. My 17-year-old sister would have an easier time scoring a dime bag than she would a fifth of Jack. Take a look at countries with sensible drug policies. The Netherlands comes to mind. Marijuana has been decriminalized there for years and the rate of use is quite a bit lower than in the US.
I generally agree, but I'm talking about selling the idea of legalization as a political reality to people resistant to the idea.
