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Letter: Drivers on pot less impaired than those on alcohol

The Californian

Tuesday 14 Jul 2009

Norm Morris' otherwise excellent column, "Argument in favor of legalizing pot builds potency," only errs by suggesting that marijuana is a danger on the highway.
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Before starting a witch hunt aimed at marijuana-smoking drivers, people should know there is not one shred of valid scientific evidence indicating that marijuana smoking is a hazard on the freeways.

Several on-road driving studies funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation proved marijuana smokers were safer drivers than teetotalers.

"The THC-only drivers had [an accident] responsibility rate BELOW that of the drug-free drivers, as was found previously by Williams and colleagues (1986)." "There was no indication that cannabis by itself was a cause of fatal crashes." ("Incidence and Role of Drugs in Fatally Injured Drivers," K W Terhune, 1992, p. 100)

A performance-based test is a fair and accurate way to determine driver impairment provided it measures real impairment instead of posing inquisitional tests no sober person can perform.

Alcohol is the killer on the highway, not marijuana. Ask the cops how many cannabis-caused crashes they come upon and most will say none.

Ralph Givens

http://www.thecalifornian.com/article/20090714/OPINION03/907140315

 

 

 

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