Comments on: Can This Man Ever Tell The Truth? http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/ Working to reform marijuana laws Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ixion http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-2339 Ixion Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:29:12 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-2339 24 hours? Where can I get what he's smoking? 24 hours? Where can I get what he’s smoking?

]]> By: Boone http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-948 Boone Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:16:13 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-948 I think the big point here, is the fact that they wasted probably millions of dollars to tell us all that have smoked and got behind the wheel something we already knew...why not be more productive mr. drug czar and take a little bit of that wasted money and pay to have your head pulled out of your ass! I do not condone driving under the influence but come on, they are grasping at straws. then they expect us to believe it. just how dumb do they think we are? BoOnE I think the big point here, is the fact that they wasted probably millions of dollars to tell us all that have smoked and got behind the wheel something we already knew…why not be more productive mr. drug czar and take a little bit of that wasted money and pay to have your head pulled out of your ass! I do not condone driving under the influence but come on, they are grasping at straws. then they expect us to believe it. just how dumb do they think we are?
BoOnE

]]> By: Will http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-720 Will Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:29:06 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-720 I think our gov't is losing their minds. What the hell are we still arresting minor marihuana offenders???? Also, look up a girl by the name of Schappelle Corby...this story will make you irrate. I think our gov’t is losing their minds. What the hell are we still arresting minor marihuana offenders????

Also, look up a girl by the name of Schappelle Corby…this story will make you irrate.

]]> By: Jeff D. http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-628 Jeff D. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:14:04 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-628 As a pot smoker who tends to drive while under the influence of THC on occasion, i feel it gives me a better awareness for what is going on around me. i am more cautious and, unlike alcohol, i think about the consequences of a driving decision before it is carried out. also, not just me, but others can show that speed is more controlled while driving under the influence of THC than that of alcohol. as to the article stating a difficulty maintaining lane position while driving stoned... I've never seen that problem with friends of mine and myself, but as most know, cannabis effects everyone differently. As a pot smoker who tends to drive while under the influence of THC on occasion, i feel it gives me a better awareness for what is going on around me. i am more cautious and, unlike alcohol, i think about the consequences of a driving decision before it is carried out. also, not just me, but others can show that speed is more controlled while driving under the influence of THC than that of alcohol. as to the article stating a difficulty maintaining lane position while driving stoned… I’ve never seen that problem with friends of mine and myself, but as most know, cannabis effects everyone differently.

]]> By: We?re #1! - 420 Magazine http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-617 We?re #1! - 420 Magazine Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:52:44 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-617 [...] Czar?s blog today, but strangely enough, I couldn?t find any mention of this story. One wonders if Drug Czar John Walters can even show his face in public today. Seriously, is there anything this man has ever said that [...] […] Czar?s blog today, but strangely enough, I couldn?t find any mention of this story. One wonders if Drug Czar John Walters can even show his face in public today. Seriously, is there anything this man has ever said that […]

]]> By: Tutone http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-314 Tutone Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:03:17 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-314 Phil is correct. They need to test effects before the 24 hours are up. A better strategy might be to look into the basis for Walters' claim. What's his source? It sounds like one of those assertions that he feels safe making because it's rarely politically damaging to say negative things about marijuana, no matter how flimsy your evidence is or how misleading your claims are. He also relies, as another poster points out, on people making the association on their own between "impairment" and car accidents. The overall question that needs to be asked is, would marijuana legalization or more marijuana use lead to a higher accident/fatality rate than continued prohibition/lower use? There are far more variables that need to be considered than simply one's reaction time. (Holland's road fatality rate, which is much lower and has fallen much faster than ours over the last several decades, might suggest an answer. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/automobiles/22SAFETY.html]) You might actually impose less risk on others by smoking marijuana if 1) smoking keeps you off the road (i.e., you substitute smoking MJ for activities that require a lot of driving), 2) MJ makes you drive more cautiously, or 3) smoking MJ keeps you from drinking and driving. Indeed, a marijuana smoker who sits around and plays video games imposes far less risk on the general public than a wholesome outdoorsman who drives his SUV or pickup for hundreds of miles on dangerous country roads to go fishing or do something equally as ridiculous. Why should marijuana be put in a special category when it comes to acceptable recreation? Phil is correct. They need to test effects before the 24 hours are up. A better strategy might be to look into the basis for Walters’ claim. What’s his source? It sounds like one of those assertions that he feels safe making because it’s rarely politically damaging to say negative things about marijuana, no matter how flimsy your evidence is or how misleading your claims are.

He also relies, as another poster points out, on people making the association on their own between “impairment” and car accidents. The overall question that needs to be asked is, would marijuana legalization or more marijuana use lead to a higher accident/fatality rate than continued prohibition/lower use? There are far more variables that need to be considered than simply one’s reaction time. (Holland’s road fatality rate, which is much lower and has fallen much faster than ours over the last several decades, might suggest an answer. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/automobiles/22SAFETY.html])

You might actually impose less risk on others by smoking marijuana if 1) smoking keeps you off the road (i.e., you substitute smoking MJ for activities that require a lot of driving), 2) MJ makes you drive more cautiously, or 3) smoking MJ keeps you from drinking and driving.

Indeed, a marijuana smoker who sits around and plays video games imposes far less risk on the general public than a wholesome outdoorsman who drives his SUV or pickup for hundreds of miles on dangerous country roads to go fishing or do something equally as ridiculous.

Why should marijuana be put in a special category when it comes to acceptable recreation?

]]> By: xavier69 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-302 xavier69 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:40:25 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-302 God made marijuana,man made booze,who do you trust? = that's a young buck verse, Nice!! As for smoking weed and then driving, I agree that it is not safe. But, as the studies show, alcohol-related driving deaths are a top killer of American's every year. And guess which one is legal!! If marijuana was regulated by the gov't, they could step up the "DUI drugs" laws and make them comparable to drunk-driving laws. That would be the most logical thing to do. I feel that majority of marijuana users prefer not to drive under the influence. While, a lot of alcohol users continue to get behind the wheel!! My point is, current marijuana laws are ridiculous, and until the public becomes well informed on the issue, things will not change!! God made marijuana,man made booze,who do you trust? = that’s a young buck verse, Nice!!

As for smoking weed and then driving, I agree that it is not safe. But, as the studies show, alcohol-related driving deaths are a top killer of American’s every year. And guess which one is legal!!

If marijuana was regulated by the gov’t, they could step up the “DUI drugs” laws and make them comparable to drunk-driving laws. That would be the most logical thing to do. I feel that majority of marijuana users prefer not to drive under the influence. While, a lot of alcohol users continue to get behind the wheel!!

My point is, current marijuana laws are ridiculous, and until the public becomes well informed on the issue, things will not change!!

]]> By: En.ki http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-209 En.ki Wed, 28 May 2008 16:31:48 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-209 God made marijuana,man made booze,who do you trust? God made marijuana,man made booze,who do you trust?

]]> By: Warren Osborn http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-178 Warren Osborn Sun, 25 May 2008 18:50:31 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-178 I am another former drunk who now uses marijuana exclusively. I too would rather be on the road with 1000 stoners than 1 drunk. I am not a father but if I had a kid I would be damned proud of that kid if the worst thing he ever did was smoke weed. I am another former drunk who now uses marijuana exclusively. I too would rather be on the road with 1000 stoners than 1 drunk. I am not a father but if I had a kid I would be damned proud of that kid if the worst thing he ever did was smoke weed.

]]> By: Joseph "Ironman" Siler http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-152 Joseph "Ironman" Siler Thu, 22 May 2008 13:48:11 +0000 http://blog.norml.org/2008/05/20/can-this-man-ever-tell-the-truth/#comment-152 when I discuss cannabis, and I do quite often, one of the things I like to say is,"I would rather be on the highway with a thousand stoners, than ONE drunk". I can say this with confidence because I used to be that one drunk, amazing I survived. Consuming cannabis had everything to do with it. It was, and is my safer alternative to alcohol consumption. when I discuss cannabis, and I do quite often, one of the things I like to say is,”I would rather be on the highway with a thousand stoners, than ONE drunk”. I can say this with confidence because I used to be that one drunk, amazing I survived. Consuming cannabis had everything to do with it. It was, and is my safer alternative to alcohol consumption.

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