Wikileaks alcohol industry bribed congress to demonize Marijuna

[MindWars]

When one compares the effects of marijuana to alcohol, there really is no competition. To begin with, alcohol is responsible for approximately 88,000 deaths in the United States each year and marijuana 0.
WikiLeaks: Alcohol Industry Bribed Congress To Demonize Marijuana
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Why is it so hard for people to figure out that money and power can control what the public thinks, the war on drugs never worked the only thing it worked and succeeded on was indoctrinating the weak minds into believing it's more dangerous than it really is, lying to the public saying it was not medicinal when it is why trust a Gov. that does nothing but lie to you. Referring to cannabis.

 

[depotoo]

Marijuana 0? Nope.

 

[Mousterian]

the number of incidental deaths by dope (car accidents, mostly), is minute, compared to alcohol.
This is because alcohol causes severe loss of inhibition, along with the debilitating motor disfunction. A lethal mix, behind the wheel.
Someone who was really high would be more likely apprehended for driving too slowly.

 

[Likkmee]

the number of incidental deaths by dope (car accidents, mostly), is minute, compared to alcohol.
This is because alcohol causes severe loss of inhibition, along with the debilitating motor disfunction. A lethal mix, behind the wheel.
Someone who was really high would be more likely apprehended for driving too slowly.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

No need to bribe those of us with perspective. Pot is potentially damaging and debilitating.
Now it's time for the usual backwards-ass, ignorant pot advocates to invoke the out-of-touch reefer madness card.
Bringing us back in time fifty years.

 

[depotoo]

1. May, 2014: A study published by the University of Colorado School of Medicine found that, “the proportion of marijuana-positive drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado has increased dramatically since the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009.”
2. December, 2014: The National Institute on Drug Abuse updated its marijuana research paper, saying, “Marijuana is the illicit drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers who have been involved in accidents, including fatal ones,” and citing research that marijuana is increasingly detected in fatal vehicle accidents.
3. October, 2011: The Office of National Drug Control Policy released a report analyzing traffic accidents from 2005 – 2009. The report noted, “Among fatally injured males who tested positive for drugs, 28 percent tested positive for cannabinoids compared with 17 percent of females,” and that, “Cannabinoids were reported in 43 percent of fatally injured drivers under age 24 who tested positive for drugs.”
4. Drivers stoned on marijuana increasingly involved in fatal accidents

Pot Death: Teen Leaps 4 Stories After Eating Marijuana Cookie


According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, in a study that examines all deaths in Arizona of children under the age of 18, a disturbing number of child deaths resulted from substance use. It was linked to the deaths of 128 of Arizona's children in 2013.

Guess which substance was the most prevalent? Not alcohol, not methamphetamine (although they were close seconds), but marijuana. In 2013, marijuana use was associated with the tragic and needless deaths of 62 children in Arizona.
Safe pot? Tell that to the 62 kids who died

 

[Mousterian]

The reason so many drivers are testing positive is because the active ingredient, THC, is fat-soluble, and stays in the body for days. The end result is you'll test positive long after any psychotropic effects have disappeared.
Alcohol testing is precise, and a lower limit is a sensible idea, but dope is tested in a binary test: Either they can detect it (guilty!), or not.

 

[Vastator]

1. May, 2014: A study published by the University of Colorado School of Medicine found that, “the proportion of marijuana-positive drivers involved in fatal motor vehicle crashes in Colorado has increased dramatically since the commercialization of medical marijuana in the middle of 2009.”
2. December, 2014: The National Institute on Drug Abuse updated its marijuana research paper, saying, “Marijuana is the illicit drug most frequently found in the blood of drivers who have been involved in accidents, including fatal ones,” and citing research that marijuana is increasingly detected in fatal vehicle accidents.
3. October, 2011: The Office of National Drug Control Policy released a report analyzing traffic accidents from 2005 – 2009. The report noted, “Among fatally injured males who tested positive for drugs, 28 percent tested positive for cannabinoids compared with 17 percent of females,” and that, “Cannabinoids were reported in 43 percent of fatally injured drivers under age 24 who tested positive for drugs.”
4. Drivers stoned on marijuana increasingly involved in fatal accidents

Pot Death: Teen Leaps 4 Stories After Eating Marijuana Cookie


According to the Arizona Department of Health Services, in a study that examines all deaths in Arizona of children under the age of 18, a disturbing number of child deaths resulted from substance use. It was linked to the deaths of 128 of Arizona's children in 2013.

Guess which substance was the most prevalent? Not alcohol, not methamphetamine (although they were close seconds), but marijuana. In 2013, marijuana use was associated with the tragic and needless deaths of 62 children in Arizona.
Safe pot? Tell that to the 62 kids who died

How does the driver testing positive for THC bolster the claim that THC is related to the accidents? As far as I know; the testing only shows if you've consumed THC in the past thirty days... That isnt suggestive that THC was a contributing factor in the accidents.