Fri May 26, 2006 3:37 pm
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That wasn't what I was asking. If you re-read my posts, you'll see my question is this: "If marijuana was as legal, available and accessible as alcohol, would there be the same number of accidents/deaths/crimes related to it?" At this point, I don't think we can know the answer.Chad Hensley wrote:Roger, the answer to your question is "No".
No deaths have ever been attributed solely to someone smoking cannabis.
Fri May 26, 2006 10:00 pm
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Fri May 26, 2006 10:21 pm
turtletooth wrote:Unfortunately smoking too much weed is the leading cause of eating too many twinkies.Paulkaiju wrote:But it does cause limp wristed-ness and man boobs.
Oh wait, no, that's too many twinkies.
Sat May 27, 2006 3:43 am
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I don't think you can say "no" definitively based on just the number of deaths from alcohol car deaths, because the situation is apples and oranges right now. Today marijuana is smoked by a much smaller segment of the population, and the consumption pattern is very different from alcohol. Because it's illegal, people tend to use it privately, usually in their own homes.Chad Hensley wrote:Would there be the same number of accidents/deaths/crimes related to weed as alcohol if it were legal?
The answer is No.
What, suddenly if weed were to become legal, all these new people would rush right out and light up?
I did a quick google search and discovered
there were 17,013 alcohol related car fatalies in 2003.
I'm willing to bet the weed fatalies for the same year were way (way) less than that, if not near zero.
Is "neither" an option? ;pWould you rather drive with a drunk or someone who is stoned? I'll take the head any day.