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1) The inebriating qualities of the two drugs are apples and oranges 2) The effects of alcohol on driving are well-documented, but do you have videos of stoned

• pyre 11y ago
  > do you have videos of stoned drivers driving poorly? Your claim is that your "common sense" is correct until proven wrong?
  • gkop 11y ago
    I realize I wasn't sufficiently clear. By invoking the phrase "common sense" I had intended to disclaim any notion that I had evidence to back up my opinion.
• duaneb 11y ago
  > do you have videos of stoned drivers driving poorly? I don't even know many stoners who would flat-out make the claim they don't drive worse when high. Everyone I know hits a point of being high enough where attention is low, reflexes are slow, and/or you have physical symptoms (e.g. drowsiness). No, you're not exactly drunk—you are probably rational, aware, etc—but you also probably shouldn't be operating tons of high speed machinery at that point. Everyone makes mistakes, and you don't want to put yourself in a situation where your mistakes might kill somebody. My recommendation is to ease off this tact as it comes off more like being in denial about your responsibility as a driver.
  • gkop 11y ago
    Absolutely you are correct that many marijuana users regularly achieve a high under which they ought not drive. One difference between weed and alcohol, is that the marijuana users are more likely to choose not to drive in this state, IE they don't suffer from the same critically impaired judgement that we often associate with drunk driving. IE they are more likely to be respectful of their responsibility as a driver than drivers that have been drinking.