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tolerance comes into account, which is why comparing driving on marijuana and driving on alcohol is akin to comparing apples and oranges. they're entirely, exp

• pklausler 10y ago
  As a mathematician, I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you on "exponentially" and "infinitely" there.
  • oxide 10y ago
    it's hyperbole, not science. fair enough, though.
• TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
  I'm going to disagree here too. I've never been much of an alcohol drinker. I've probably had six standard drinks in the past year. If I drank a six pack of beer right now I'd probably pass out, while some of the people I work with would still be able to drive quite well. Something roughly equivalent applies to marijuana.
  • oxide 10y ago
    if you smoked a joint (or 6 joints, whatever) with no tolerance you'd probably just want to eat a twinky and have a nap instead of driving. even if you didn't, your motor control wouldn't be nearly as impaired, nor would your mental faculty. your judgement also wouldn't be as impaired as having a 6 pack of beer with no tolerance, making it even less likely you get behind the wheel while too intoxicated. I'd call that a "false" equivalence, not a rough one.
    • TheSpiceIsLife 10y ago
      Fair points, and I agree with the impaired judgement thing too, and you're right it is a false equivalence. I'll be honest... What I meant to say was, talking from experience: when I smoke six bongs of straight or strong mix, there's no way I should drive a car. Mostly because I'm too busy laughing or sleeping. Whereas last time I drank half a bottle of spirits I woke in a strange bed and could see my car out the window and had no recollection of how it got there. Alcohol is one hell of a drug.