Yes but DUI fatalities drop by about 25% when states legalize cannabis.
Fully legal, non-scheduled ethanol is a far worse alcohol problem than THC is.
Drivers under the influence of THC actually tend to drive 5-10 mph SLOWER than usual...almost everyone has experienced this phenomenon, it's a running joke. I've never personally heard of anyone being in an accident due to THC but I've had two close friends die while driving drunk.
But we agree, both options should be off the schedule and up to free adults to decide what to put inside their body.
DUI fatalities drop by about 25% when states legalize cannabis.
Can you post a link to a study that supports that claim? Meanwhile, I found a study that directly contradicts the statement you made.
Since recreational marijuana was legalized, marijuana related traffic deaths
increased 151 percent while all Colorado traffic deaths increased 35 percent.
Since recreational marijuana was legalized, traffic deaths involving drivers who
tested positive for marijuana more than doubled from 55 in 2013 to 138 people
killed in 2017.
This equates to one person killed every 2 ½ days compared to one person
killed every 6 ½ days.
The percentage of all Colorado traffic deaths that were marijuana related
increased from 11.43 percent in 2013 to 21.3 percent in 2017.
Since recreational marijuana was legalized, traffic deaths involving drivers who tested positive for marijuana more than doubled
If the number of drivers consuming cannabis goes up 100% (because it's suddenly legal) then you can expect the number of accidents involving a driver with THC in their system will go up 100% as well.
That's not what it's saying. Accidents overall went up. The population of Colorado increased ~7.7% from 2013 to 2017, but overall traffic deaths increased 35%.
Ok, same principle applies. If more people are getting off their couches and going into the world because cannabis improves their mood and helps them to see the beauty of God's creation, then the number of car accidents will rise.
I admit that's only speculation on my part. It would be interesting to know if the number of cars on the road did increase after cannabis was legalized.
I get that correlation does not equal causation. But the population of Colorado increased ~7.7% from 2013 to 2017 and overall traffic deaths increased 35%. What was the change within those years? Marijuana legalization. If you have another theory of what could have caused such a jump in traffic related deaths, I'm all ears.
I’m going to need a study link to show people drive slower after consuming THC and not « everyone has experienced it. »
Maybe have the personal responsibility to not put others at risk by driving high in the first place? 5-10 mph slower on a highway absolutely can cause major accidents.
I don’t know about you, but I get blurred vision when using medical marijuana. I’d never get behind the wheel of a car because I would be unable to make the quick decisions necessary to avoid a collision and would have difficulty seeing the lines on the road.
It’s really quite simple. Don’t be under the influence when you get behind the wheel a vehicle. It’s not that hard.
But because people, including those on this board, have the self image that it « could never be them , » we need some kind of regulations in place.
it’s really quite simple. Don’t be under the influence when you get behind the wheel a vehicle. It’s not that hard.
Agreed. Then, for consistency, that needs to be extended to patients taking any of the hundreds of prescription drugs that have psychoactive effects, like many antidepressants and anxiolytic medications, among others. Nobody with those prescriptions can be both following their doctor's medication recommendations and move about freely anymore.
Fine for big cities, I guess, where there are uber, lyft and public transportation. Too bad for everyone else
Yes but DUI fatalities drop by about 25% when states legalize cannabis.
Fully legal, non-scheduled ethanol is a far worse alcohol problem than THC is.
Drivers under the influence of THC actually tend to drive 5-10 mph SLOWER than usual...almost everyone has experienced this phenomenon, it's a running joke. I've never personally heard of anyone being in an accident due to THC but I've had two close friends die while driving drunk.
But we agree, both options should be off the schedule and up to free adults to decide what to put inside their body.
Can you post a link to a study that supports that claim? Meanwhile, I found a study that directly contradicts the statement you made.
https://madd.org/hawaii/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/07/ImpactUpdate_ColoradoLeagaliztionMarijuana_10.18.pdf
If the number of drivers consuming cannabis goes up 100% (because it's suddenly legal) then you can expect the number of accidents involving a driver with THC in their system will go up 100% as well.
That's not what it's saying. Accidents overall went up. The population of Colorado increased ~7.7% from 2013 to 2017, but overall traffic deaths increased 35%.
Ok, same principle applies. If more people are getting off their couches and going into the world because cannabis improves their mood and helps them to see the beauty of God's creation, then the number of car accidents will rise.
I admit that's only speculation on my part. It would be interesting to know if the number of cars on the road did increase after cannabis was legalized.
Are you equating "testing positive for marijuana" with "being impaired"?
I know the govt would love to have you believe this, but it's not true.
I get that correlation does not equal causation. But the population of Colorado increased ~7.7% from 2013 to 2017 and overall traffic deaths increased 35%. What was the change within those years? Marijuana legalization. If you have another theory of what could have caused such a jump in traffic related deaths, I'm all ears.
I’m going to need a study link to show people drive slower after consuming THC and not « everyone has experienced it. »
Maybe have the personal responsibility to not put others at risk by driving high in the first place? 5-10 mph slower on a highway absolutely can cause major accidents.
I don’t know about you, but I get blurred vision when using medical marijuana. I’d never get behind the wheel of a car because I would be unable to make the quick decisions necessary to avoid a collision and would have difficulty seeing the lines on the road.
It’s really quite simple. Don’t be under the influence when you get behind the wheel a vehicle. It’s not that hard.
But because people, including those on this board, have the self image that it « could never be them , » we need some kind of regulations in place.
Agreed. Then, for consistency, that needs to be extended to patients taking any of the hundreds of prescription drugs that have psychoactive effects, like many antidepressants and anxiolytic medications, among others. Nobody with those prescriptions can be both following their doctor's medication recommendations and move about freely anymore.
Fine for big cities, I guess, where there are uber, lyft and public transportation. Too bad for everyone else