Posted on 08/22/2015 7:56:02 AM PDT by rktman
According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, an exponential increase in the number of deaths involving marijuana-impaired drivers occurred between 2013 and 2014, reports KOIN.
Marijuana was legalized in the state of Washington in 2014; between 2010 and 2013 the number of marijuana-impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes ranged from 32 to 38 per year. But in 2014, after pot became legal, that number skyrocketed to 75. In half of the 2014 cases, the drug-addled drivers tested above the states legal limit for being under the influence of the drug while driving. Many of the heavily-drugged drivers also tested positive for alcohol or other kinds of drugs.
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I wondered about that.
Like can the Denver Broncos players get a free pass on the NFL drug test?
Whenever I see the name "Harry Anslinger" in this context, I am reminded that the "Emperor of Hemp", Jack Herer appears to have made up lies about him, wrote them in a book, and they have since been spread all over the internet.
The "legalize marijuana" crowd has been making stuff up for a very long time, and they also refuse to acknowledge that some people go nuts on the drug. Here's one of the latest.
http://nypost.com/2015/08/16/man-stabs-ex-girlfriend-to-death-on-sidewalk/
Really, too soft in that state.
I don't think there's much question that Anslinger flat out lied to Congress about the intent of the Marijuana Tax Act. It was supposed to be a simple tax on production of what was then a commodity crop. When they voted on it, they didn't have any idea he was going to use it to effect a ban by refusing to issue the required tax stamps.
Of course not, silly. I would just like them to disappear.
I’m not in favor of legalizing pot and I’m not in favor of driving under the influence of anything... but I’m also not in favor of bogus statistics.
There’s only one statistic that matters: overall rate of accidents since legalization. Up or down or unchanged?
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