Should stoned driving be legal?

estebanrey

estebanrey

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On March 2nd, new legislation will come into effect giving police new powers and new limits in regard to 'drug driving', the Government state "one smoke of cannabis will put you over the limit".

Great right? Well maybe not. According to this report, consuming the old May Jane has no effect on driving skills...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-safer-than-drunk-ones-new-federal-data-show/

So is it really 'fair' that someone who's smoked a joint can get a 12 month ban and £5,000 fine when someone who's taken painkillers will likely face no criminal charges despite science showing the latter is more likely to result in an accident?

To me this seems like double enforcement, rather than sensible precaution. They aren't punishing you based on the evidence, but because weed is illegal and therefore if they can't catch you smoking it they want another way to screw you over.
 
Did you even read the article you posted?

"There's plenty of evidence showing that marijuana use impairs key driving skills. If you get really stoned and then get behind the wheel, you're asking for trouble.

What we do need, however, are better roadside mechanisms for detecting marijuana-related impairment. Several companies are developing pot breathalyzers for this purpose."

So no, stoned driving should not be legal.
 
how they are going to prove when you last had a smoke? stays in your system for months?
 
If you took amphetamines but drove everywhere at 15MPH would you still get done for speeding?
 
depends if theve seen you driving like mr magoo

they can always ask you to walk in a straight line maybe? idk potheads just shoot them
 
As someone who did this a few times in his youth, it definitely should NOT be legal.

Its dangerous, because it alters your judgement of situations. It either a) makes you careless b) makes you anxious; both of which will increase the drivers risk of causing an accident.
 
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