Marijuana Fuels Surge in Drugged Driving Deaths

[Irish Zionist]

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/pot-fuels-surge-drugged-driving-deaths-n22991
http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol/files/Marijuana-Use-Increases-Risk-of-Traffic-Crashes-and-Deaths.html#.UwDyPoX5ASk
During each shift at her drive-through window, once an hour, Cordelia Cordova sees people rolling joints in their cars. Some blow smoke in her face and smile.

Cordova, who lost a 23-year-old niece and her 1-month-old son to a driver who admitted he smoked pot that day, never smiles back. She thinks legal marijuana in Colorado, where she works, is making the problem of drugged driving worse — and now new research supports her claim.

"Nobody hides it anymore when driving," Cordova said. "They think it's a joke because it’s legal. Nobody will take this seriously until somebody loses another loved one."

As medical marijuana sales expanded into 20 states, legal weed was detected in the bodies of dead drivers three times more often during 2010 when compared to those who died behind the wheel in 1999, according to a new study from Columbia University published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

“The trend suggests that marijuana is playing an increased role in fatal crashes,” said Dr. Guohua Li, a co-author and director of the Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention at Columbia University Medical Center. The researchers examined data from the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), spanning more than 23,000 drivers killed during that 11-year period.

[Irish Zionist]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/us/politics/rand-paul-wins-conservative-straw-poll.html?_r=0

[mord]

Nothing new the Pauls always win

[NoMosqueHere]

Nothing new the Pauls always win

True, the Paulies always manage to infiltrate these straw polls.  But Rand Paul is smarter and more polished and, therefore, more electable than his evil dad.

[muman613]

Is there some reason you refer to him as a 'drug pusher'? I have never heard of this allegation.

I know that the Rands have taken money and supported causes which are neo-nazi... But 'drug-pusher' is a very new allegation. When did they sell drugs? A drug pusher is one who tries to force get his clients hooked on drugs by offering them cheap or free initially, then slowly (as the user gets hooked) raises the price...

Is this a hyperbolic allegation? I assume it is...

[drlmg]

Will someone tell me or point me in the right direction...... I would like to see some of the allegations made against Paul and see sources. It is not that I am trying to dispute them, I just reluctantly want to know..... I really like Rand Paul but I guess there is more to him than I am aware of. I don't want these allegations to be true but truth reigns..... if they are true I will support another candidate.

[Chaim Ben Pesach]

Will someone tell me or point me in the right direction...... I would like to see some of the allegations made against Paul and see sources. It is not that I am trying to dispute them, I just reluctantly want to know..... I really like Rand Paul but I guess there is more to him than I am aware of. I don't want these allegations to be true but truth reigns..... if they are true I will support another candidate.

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Tom Tancredo blasts Rand Paul for supporting amnesty for 20 million illegal aliens:

http://jtf.org/forum/index.php/topic,68156.msg588765.html#msg588765

[angryChineseKahanist]

ron paul supporters are weird.
don't know about rand paul. probably the same.

[angryChineseKahanist]

Is there some reason you refer to him as a 'drug pusher'? I have never heard of this allegation.

I know that the Rands have taken money and supported causes which are neo-nazi... But 'drug-pusher' is a very new allegation. When did they sell drugs? A drug pusher is one who tries to force get his clients hooked on drugs by offering them cheap or free initially, then slowly (as the user gets hooked) raises the price...

Is this a hyperbolic allegation? I assume it is...

stop being literal minded.
ron and rand hate your kind. that should be enough for you.
yes, those are small 'r's.

[Ephraim Ben Noach]

Is there some reason you refer to him as a 'drug pusher'? I have never heard of this allegation.

I know that the Rands have taken money and supported causes which are neo-nazi... But 'drug-pusher' is a very new allegation. When did they sell drugs? A drug pusher is one who tries to force get his clients hooked on drugs by offering them cheap or free initially, then slowly (as the user gets hooked) raises the price...

Is this a hyperbolic allegation? I assume it is...

I'm guessing he called them drug pushers, because they're Libertarians and believe drugs should be legal. Which I have gone back and forth on... If they are legal you don't have all the drug cartels, ect. getting rich and building their empire's. On the other hand you have a bunch of idiots killing themselves that tax payers have to pay for...

[muman613]

I'm guessing he called them drug pushers, because they're Libertarians and believe drugs should be legal. Which I have gone back and forth on... If they are legal you don't have all the drug cartels, ect. getting rich and building their empire's. On the other hand you have a bunch of idiots killing themselves that tax payers have to pay for...

Supporting legalization or decriminalization does not make one a drug pusher though... Nobody makes anyone take drugs. A pusher connotes a person who tries to get clients hooked through unscrupulous means.

I have stated many times I am completely for legal medical MJ. I am not a pusher though...

[muman613]

stop being literal minded.
ron and rand hate your kind. that should be enough for you.
yes, those are small 'r's.

I dont support rand or ron paul in the least. I am 100% with JTF position on them. My point is the term 'drug pusher' is a bit hyperbolic.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbole

[muman613]

The Steppenwolf (I saw them) song 'Pusher Man' describes what my impression of 'drug pusher' is...

WARNING: there is some inappropriate language in this song...

[Israel Chai]

Must be pushing drugs, considering the zombies that follow him.

[muman613]

Must be pushing drugs, considering the zombies that follow him.

Hmmm... They do seem like they are on meth at times...

[angryChineseKahanist]

M, smoking weed whether its legal or illegal is bad.
the pauls support pot-heads.
and they hate der juden.
why defend them?

hitler did cocaine and hated der juden. you must really like hitler. oh sorry he didn't smoke weed.

[muman613]

M, smoking weed whether its legal or illegal is bad.
the pauls support pot-heads.
and they hate der juden.
why defend them?

hitler did cocaine and hated der juden. you must really like hitler. oh sorry he didn't smoke weed.

What do you mean 'smoking weed whether its legal or illegal is bad'?

That is patently not true. The benefits of MJ as a medicine are many, and the alleviation of pain using non opiate drugs is very beneficial.

I know because I was taking prescription pain killers for almost four years (2004-2007) and I can tell you, you don't want to take them (especially when you need to drive to and from work). I have posted several interesting studies which indicate that THC has the ability to reduce certain cancers in patients. Dr Sanjay Gupta has recently been revealing all the positive medical benefits of MJ and THC.

The problem is that often patients need to resort to unscrupulous 'dealers' who may be involved in crime. I fully support legalized medical MJ and believe that even as a recreational drug it's effects are minimal.

I know that some of the smartest people in my Highschool had smoked and they went on to work for prestigious institutions (one works for DARPA).

I can go into some more personal stories about how I know that legal pot is not a problem for society but I will save it...

I know that JTF does not endorse any drug use... But I am just stating my opinion.

[muman613]

BTW, is anyone familiar with the story as to why Pot was originally made illegal? You know it was legal in this country for many, many years and only recently (1940s) made illegal... It had a lot to do with racism, and with the influence the alcohol lobby had...

http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/

http://www.policymic.com/articles/78685/a-brief-history-of-how-marijuana-became-illegal-in-the-u-s

http://www.omg-facts.com/Fun+Facts/Marijuana-was-made-illegal-in-1937-by-a/55729

[Israel Chai]

I'm half with Muman on this. Now that I study Torah, forget it, I'm not concentrating as well, and with mitzvot, I don't care as much. It doesn't make you holy. That aside, for people who need it, it's better than chemical crap.

As for the illegalizations, I support full hemp industrial and agricultural production, and as a low-cost option to improve the quality of air in cities. Not having kids smoke it.

[Irish Zionist]

Supporting legalization or decriminalization does not make one a drug pusher though... Nobody makes anyone take drugs. A pusher connotes a person who tries to get clients hooked through unscrupulous means.

I have stated many times I am completely for legal medical MJ. I am not a pusher though...

If you make this danger legal more people will use it.

[Israel Chai]

If you make this danger legal more people will use it.

Agreed, but fines, you aren't improving the country by turning them into heroin junkies in jail over it.

[angryChineseKahanist]

What do you mean 'smoking weed whether its legal or illegal is bad'?

That is patently not true. The benefits of MJ as a medicine are many, and the alleviation of pain using non opiate drugs is very beneficial.

I know because I was taking prescription pain killers for almost four years (2004-2007) and I can tell you, you don't want to take them (especially when you need to drive to and from work). I have posted several interesting studies which indicate that THC has the ability to reduce certain cancers in patients. Dr Sanjay Gupta has recently been revealing all the positive medical benefits of MJ and THC.

The problem is that often patients need to resort to unscrupulous 'dealers' who may be involved in crime. I fully support legalized medical MJ and believe that even as a recreational drug it's effects are minimal.

I know that some of the smartest people in my Highschool had smoked and they went on to work for prestigious institutions (one works for DARPA).

I can go into some more personal stories about how I know that legal pot is not a problem for society but I will save it...

I know that JTF does not endorse any drug use... But I am just stating my opinion.

how did we go from pot-heads to doctor prescribed medical use?
there's no way I'm going to agree to weed smoking legal or not.

Oh "Dr Sanjay Gupta" said so. hail "Dr Sanjay Gupta".
he also likes to smoke little boy's pipes.

[Zelhar]

I support legalization of marijuana consumption under strict regulation and heavy taxation. But I think going half way by decriminalizing it or making it legal state wide while keeping it illegal federally is worse then just outright outlawing it.

[Irish Zionist]

I support legalization of marijuana consumption under strict regulation and heavy taxation. But I think going half way by decriminalizing it or making it legal state wide while keeping it illegal federally is worse then just outright outlawing it.

Then you support cocaine, meth & heroin legalization because this is the danger that will spread.

[kyel]

For some reason I just don't beleive the stoner claim that inhaling 1000 degree smoke has no harmful effects.