My first cousin started with pot in the early 80’s. I know the weed proselytizers will scream it’s not a gateway drug but I witnessed his descent into the depths addiction and along the way be pulled his niece down with him. He’s in his early fifties and after numerous attempts seems to have finally broken the addiction cycle but pissed his life away all for that high. His niece is still an addict of anything she can get her hands on.
My wife is currently reading a book that cites numerous studies showing that weed will result in paranoia and violence eventually. Not to mention the coming disaster for lung damage. I suspect the medical use for weed is oversold as a way to get it legalized, the pot heads want their weed and the state wants the tax dollars. My son is a peace officer and see’s very few alcohol DUI’s anymore but lots of drug, mainly weed or meth DUI’s. I wonder how the medically approved weed DUI deaths are going to be explained away. With booze you have MADD, with weed are we going to eventually get MAMD.
In Oklahoma, you can get a “prescription” from a “doctor” for weed from any one of the dispensaries on most every corner. If someone gets into an accident that causes bodily harm due to the person being DUI, does the “doctor” have any legal liability?