THEORY: MARIJUANA "INTOXICATION" IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVING
FACT: SCIENTIFIC TESTS OVER 2 AND 1/2 DECADES HAVE NOT SUBSTANTIALLY CONFIRMED THIS THEORY. In fact, marijuana use may slightly improve driving performance, according to science. Two studies (one indexed below) have shown a negative correlation between marijuana and accidents.
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The U. S. researchers, even in the first paragraph of the study, were quick to point out that the effects of marijuana, even in high doses, never caused the subjects to pose a safety hazard to themselves or to other traffic. The U.S. and Dutch researchers both used actual driving conditions for parts of the study, with no fear of the consequences. Why? Is the threat of marijuana mostly an imaginary threat?
The possibility that governments world wide will soon begin to arrest and fine drivers specifically for the offense of having smoked marijuana in the last 30 days, even though the official government research shows that marijuana produces short lasting minimal impairment, well within the range of accepted legal pharmaceuticals, is another poorly reasoned response to a possibly non-existent problem.
People who are planning to be irresponsible in one area of life, may be irresponsible in other areas. If marijuana does not significantly impair driving ability, it should not be associated with irresponsibility.
