The vast majority of anti-Cannabis studies, especially those concerning driving, are suspect in being skewed. Most studies show that drivers who have ingested Cannabis just before driving are insignificantly more impaired than drivers not under the influence of anything and … Continue reading
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INORML on WIBC, Indianapolis
By Neal Smith on February 22, 2020 in Activism, Criminal Justice, Driving, Hemp, Indiana, Indiana NORML, Legalization, Legislation
Aside from my really messed up sinuses making me sound like hell, I was able to get some good points on WIBC radio’s Weekend Indiana with Ray Steele. Podcast is here: http://www.wibc.com/podcasts/Episodes.aspx?PID=2684
Let’s Try This Again: Driving While Stoned is Usually Not a Problem.
The prohibitionists are out of ammunition. But being the masters of half truths in their arguments, they keep trying to come up with bogus studies showing that Marijuana is an increasing cause of traffic fatalities. This study http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2020/02/04/study-fatal-car-crashes-involving-marijuana-have-tripled/ plays fast … Continue reading →
High Driving
This is one of the most inflammatory of the debates surrounding Cannabis: Drive high or not? No one but you can determine whether you are a good enough driver to make that decision. There are currently no specific guidelines to … Continue reading →
Cars from the Soil!
They’ve known about the ability of Hemp to not only power an automobile, but to make the automobile itself for over 100 years. Henry Ford made a 1910 Model T from Hemp and other natural fibers and ran it on … Continue reading →
Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana
By Neal Smith on January 8, 2020 in Criminal Justice, Driving, Indiana, Legalization, Legislation, Medical Marijuana, Science
Every peer reviewed, replicated study of the effect of Marijuana on driving ability essentially shows the same thing: You are insignificantly more impaired than a “Straight” driver, and considerably more in control of your vehicle than under the influence of alcohol. That … Continue reading →