cannabisnews.com: Marijuana Not So Dangerous to Driving, Study Finds Marijuana Not So Dangerous to Driving, Study Finds Posted by FoM on April 01, 1999 at 05:57:42 PT It's good to read an accurate report! Source: CNN Interactive WASHINGTON People who smoke moderate amounts of marijuana are not much more dangerous behind the wheel than completely sober drivers, Canadian researchers said Wednesday. They said the hazards of smoking marijuana had been overrated, and while the drug should not be legalized, drivers who smoke it and drive should not be demonized. I hope we see more good reports like this one!Click on the link for the complete article! END SNIP --> Snipped Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #12 posted by jon on July 25, 2001 at 02:03:47 PT dick you must feel really proud of yourself officer lance for arresting all of those people for smoking a little weed and not doing anything violent at all. while some one was probably getting mugged u were ruining the chances of a regular NON VIOLENT kid to recieve financial aid and further his education. so why dont you take all those billions of dollars spent on the drug war bend over and ill show u a better place to put em. DICK! [ Post Comment ] Comment #11 posted by jon on July 25, 2001 at 01:57:50 PT weed i smoke weed every day get good grades, drive stoned all the time, probably am a better driver when i get stoned [ Post Comment ] Comment #10 posted by college student on April 07, 2001 at 03:29:43 PT Driving Stoned Refering to Comment#3 by our friend . Well Lance seems to me you prefer drunk drivers than stoned drivers. Estimated deaths in year 2000 attributed to TOBACO: 400,000 ; ALCOHOL: 110,000 ; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: 100,000 ; SUICIDE: 30,000 ; MURDER: 15,000 ; OVER-THE-COUNTER PAINKILLERS: 7,600 ; MARIJUANA: 0. Lance please get the facts straight, unlike yourself. And I'd bet that the marijuana influenced drivers you were stereotyping were also drunk too, but Lance believed that we are stupid and un-educated. Oh yah! here's another idea why Lance finds marijuana users on their hoods, is because these marijuana influenced drivers are drug dealers with pounds of marijuana trying to evade our Peace, Loving, and Proud officer Lance, who was trying to apprehend. OH!! Please, those people who have poorly judged marijuana as giving false cues, I strongly disagree that marijuana would give false cues. Neuron cells fire a chemical charge that release Neurotransmiters, and what lance is saying that marijuana makes people halucinate because of these false cues, I don't think so pal. Marijuana increases the stimuli of neurons in the brain. And the future comments about my comment, before you give your $.02 worth please do the test yourself on marijuana giving false cues to the instead of relying on books. These books that Lance read, must be books that say people are guilty till proven innocent. I'm glad that I don't have to stoop down to awful comments of hate!. Seriously Lance, hate will consume you. Why drive?When you can fly [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by observer on February 26, 2001 at 10:46:31 PT cannabis/driving studies ...ANYONE without an agenda knows that if it kills pain and stimulates false cues to the c.n.s. to release pleasure neurotransmitters, the driving marijuana user is a threat to others.Is that what they teach cops to say in narc-school? These all must be researchers with an "agenda", too...Cannabis/Driving StudiesUK: Cannabis May Make You A Safer Driver (2000) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n1161/a02.html University Of Toronto Study Shows Marijuana Not A Factor In Driving Accidents (1999)http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases\1999\03\990325110700.htm Australia: Cannabis Crash Risk Less: Study (1998) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n945/a08.html Australia: Study Goes to Pot (1998) http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n947/a06.htmlYeah, it is understandable that people who make money from seizing (read: stealing) people's cars & cash for small amounts of marijuana would have a vested interest in pumping up the extreme dangers of marijuana. Makes it easier to justify theft. [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by coolest chick aroiun on February 26, 2001 at 10:25:16 PT: Pot! Pot is...um....i forgot! [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by Logos on November 09, 2000 at 13:47:29 PT: heh you are legally allowed to drive under the influence of alcohol to a certain degree.I got really stoned once before I needed to go pay bills and though it was unintentional, I figured I'll just pay attention to myself, and observe how it goes. I havd 5 people try to pull out in front of me that day, and I noticed each one of them. It's like I was driving with a bunch of idiots around me. I did fine, and think that if not for my highly observant state, I might have actually hit one of those inconsiderate people.Ever see drunks play hackey sack? How about stoned people? I honestly don't feel that marijuana inhibits ones coordination negatively. If anything it makes you more observant...However, some people just don't do well stoned, just as some people get really drunk with one light beer. To each his own.You probably shouldn't drive stoned, but personnaly, I'd rather deal with stoned paranoyed safe slow drivers than the assholes out there high on caffiene and shooting at someone that just cut them off.Nuff said, it's 4:20, be kind to one another! [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by Neeto on October 23, 2000 at 13:14:33 PT SMOKIN' WEED AND DRIVING I THINK IT'S WAK HOW MOST PEOPLE WHO AIN'T NEVER SMOKED WEED HATE ON THE BEAUTIFUL PLEASURES OF THIS DRUG.EVERYBODY I KNOW THAT SMOKE AND DRIVE ARE MORE AWARE AND CAUTIOUS.HATAZ! WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET RID OF EM'???? [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by 420 on May 09, 2000 at 09:40:49 PT pot smoking is great! yes does this mean i can smoke and drive now!I must have died and gone to heaven! [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by some guy on June 16, 1999 at 12:44:57 PT *fdgfdg I think that weed does impair driving, When I drive after smoking a bowl of weed, i start thinking about other things and pay much less attention to the road. I have almost been in a few accidents just because of my weed problem. [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by Lance on May 30, 1999 at 14:14:09 PT marijuana and driving What a ridiculous premise. The 'not as bad' crap is so meaningless when it is your kid caught on the hood of morons who smoke and drive. I have arrested over three hundred marijuana influenced drivers. All admitted to having a 'buzz,' as well as being slower to react, etc. ANYONE without an agenda knows that if it kills pain and stimulates false cues to the c.n.s. to release pleasure neurotransmitters, the driving marijuana user is a threat to others. If you stuck with use at home and quit making normalcy arguments for drivers that we all know are ridiculous you would be further ahead. [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by FoM on April 01, 1999 at 09:26:41 PT Driving article... Thanks for your comment fireraven!I think that when the word legalize is used it puts cannabis in the same category as aspirin and it is a psycho-active drug and it shouldn't be used while driving but I think it means alcohol is the bad one of the two, but I could be wrong! I'll check out your link!Thanks for posting it! Peace, FoM! [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by fireraven on April 01, 1999 at 08:41:03 PT: Driving article... I find it odd that they would say that marijuana should not be legalized, while at the same time saying that's not at all very dangerous to drive while intoxicated.I treat this issue with the same regard as I would any other substance that may impare driving abilities. You shouldn't drive drunk, nor should you drive stoned. Sober is the best way to drive.I am a hemp activist, and I stand strong on many issues, especially this one. I smoke marijuana, but I would never drive while I'm stoned. I feel it's as bad as driving drunk. Either way, you're jaded, and there's no reason to endanger your life or the lives of others. The Happy Hemp Haven (My Weedsite) [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: