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Originally Posted by Will Can you produce documentation on a legit study in which marijuana was more dangerous than alcohol when used before driving? |
I never said more dangerous or even as dangerous. Just that it does impair motor skills and reaction time, which behind a vehicle makes it a dealy weapon.
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Originally Posted by Will The gateway drug speach is really getting a bit worn out, there is no evidence to support it from every standpoint. Of course people are going to try marijuana first, no one just jumps into Meth. I bet they try alcohol first also, but that seems to be legal. Statistically, for every 104 Americans who have tried marijuana, there is only one regular user of cocaine, and less than one user of heroin. There is NO conclusive evidence to show marijuana is a gateway drug. Meth users are going to find meth with or without marijuana.
You are giving me nothing but propaganda. |
It may be worn out, and depending on who you ask they may or may not agree that it's a gateway drug. It's a very controversial topic. It is a fact though that most, over 95% of hard drug users have used marijuana first. Whether the use of marijuana turned them onto the other drugs or not is hard to say.
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Originally Posted by Will I dont go to work high, I dont drive high. Who am I going to hurt? might I get stoned and beat my wife and kids? Sounds more like alcohol to me.
Could you explain why alcohol is legal and marijuana is not? |
You have said a few key words there. The main one being "I." You may not go to work high, you may not drive high. However, OTHERS WILL. Alcohol level is easy to test when someone is driving. Marijuana is not. You can't just pee in a cup. Alcohol is legal to the extent that it is because it's controllable (selling, drinking laws, public intox, permits) and testable (breathalyzer, urine sample, blood sample.) Marijuana can be hidden with cigarettes (I know, I know, you say someone can pour alcohol in their pop bottle, yeah, there's always ways around it) and it can't have limits set on how much you can have and what you can do. I guess you could just say no smoking marijuana while driving, however, it's so easy to cover up the smell, easier than alcohol. So there are too many ways around it to make it legal and controlled like alcohol.
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