Comments on: Jonah Lehrer on Pot in LA

By: DLS

DLS — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:27:01 +0000

“Medical marijuana” and the stores in LA were the subject of a CNN story some time ago.

By: HemmD

HemmD — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:07:14 +0000

The real question that begs to be asked:
Which is safer, driving while smoking pot or driving while talking on a cell phone?

I think AT&T found that pot was more dangerous, but they may have been biased.

By: shannonlee

shannonlee — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:05:58 +0000

puff puff give….

should be the only weed law

By: Dr J

Dr J — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:06:03 +0000

From http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Misc/driving/s1p2.htm:

THC's effects on road-tracking after doses up to 300 µg/kg never exceeded alcohol's at bacs of 0.08 g%; and, were in no way unusual compared to many medicinal drugs'.

From http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=5450:

Crash culpability studies have failed to demonstrate that drivers with cannabinoids in the blood are significantly more likely than drug-free drivers to be culpable in road crashes.

By: Father_Time

Father_Time — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:46:42 +0000

Absolutely excellent article! I cannot and will not smoke, pot or anything else, but many decades ago I did in fact smoke pot on a fairly regular basis. I must emphatically agree that anxiety is most effectively removed with a few tokes. This alone should make it legal for some people under specific conditions. On the other hand its not much of a cure for chronic over achievement.

By: ProfElwood

ProfElwood — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:47:35 +0000

The history channel (or was it Discovery?) had an interesting documentary on the politics of pot. There was a period when Hollywood made movies showing people becoming murderous thugs after smoking pot. It was taught that way in schools, also. It wasn't until the mayor of New York did a study on the subject that the truth came out, but by then it was already illegal.

By: AustinRoth

AustinRoth — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:33:49 +0000

Driving while high is proven to be more dangerous than sober, although at lower levels not as bad as alcohol. And trust me, am I anything BUT anti-pot! But facts are facts.

By: Dr J

Dr J — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:49:06 +0000

I don't know that it changed, Redbus, since I doubt it was ever right. Studies of drivers under controlled conditions as well as studies of accident stats indicate pot does impair driving ability somewhat but not nearly as much as alcohol. And to the extent it does affect your abilities, it tends to make you more cautious rather than wilder behind the wheel.

By: onleyone

onleyone — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:31:35 +0000

“under by”, that's priceless, ha.

By: onleyone

onleyone — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:26:18 +0000

it's our 'drug wars' that set the precedent for so much of america's problematic relationship today with civil liberties (and spending), especially our privacy, our property, etc. this is one of the few places where, in the historical sense, i think this country is actually becoming more repressive = less free. (and always with the public's safety in mind, of course.) there are far too many of us who prefer to be comfortable rather than speaking up ensure our personal liberties in the face of their constant eroding under by the collective.

By: redbus

redbus — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:17:48 +0000

I've heard in the past that driving a motor vehicle after having smoked pot is the equivalent of drinking and driving. Has that changed?