Using your logic, anyone with a radio in their car should be incarcerated. It's much more likely that a sober teen would be looking down at the radio display or fiddling with their cellphones and hit your theoretical mother and baby to be. I love that you made the "victim" in your fantasy a pregnant mother. Way to stir those emotions to counteract sane, rational arguments.

Your ridiculous emotional appeal misses the point. There are any number of things one might be doing which can distract a driver at least as much as smoking or passing a joint. Should it also be illegal to drive without having slept enough, or to tune the radio, or have young children in the car or use the telephone (with or without hands-free)? There are hundreds of things which can insome sense cause and accident. The point is to assess the actual dangers caused by any of these factors, not to just react based on an emotionally loaded worst case scenario that may never even happen. Stoned drivers are the least of my worries ont he road.

To dispel your fears here are some points I would like to make. First of all, in the scenario you describe the teenagers aren't high in your own words, so this means that marijuana is not to blame for your hypothetical car accident, apparently poorly driving teenagers affected by attention deficit disorder are. Secondly, the pregnant lady should know better than drive around on her cell phone. Also, have you ever drove while high? It's not hard, and in fact as Armentano stated makes you follow cars less closely and drive slower. I drive high constantly and never has an accident been my fault. I've been rear ended by sober soccer moms to busy multi-tasking to drive safely, and backed into by an idiotic honor student but never have I hit anyone else or drifted over the yellow line while being barely high or ripped out of my mind for. I never did in high school either for that matter. Bitch.

"Does that scenerio figure into any of your "studies"?"

No, it doesn't, because you made it up. How could we possibly study stuff that you make up in your head?

Like the other posters have stated, you so ignorantly muddy the issue with idiotic bs and no reason behind your reply whatsoever.
Why not just say that the Mom in the SUV is snorting coke and shooting Heroin too, since the marijuana she is smoking was her "Gateway" drug. And that before leaving the house, she got high on her kid's Ritalin too.
The fact of the matter is, the study showed that Marijuana impairs your driving differently and less dangerously than alcohol. The result is that marijuana makes you drive less recklessy as you drive more defensively and slower, so you are less dangerous than if you were all boozed up.
You missed that part I guess.
Fire up a blunt and think about how you have probably missed the point throughout your life.

The problem with your hypothetical problem is that the kids hadn't smoked more. Perhaps you didn't read the findings of this study, but high drivers maintain a greater distance between other vehicles and themselves. They drive at slower speeds and also more cautiously.
Two lives lost because people weren't smoking enough weed.

I would love the chance to get high and out perform the driving of any of these idiots that dont smoke, soon our economy will start suffering(B.C.s) .Our country could be richer than the oil countries. When I smoke MJ It is like cigs to me and effects me as much as cig effect a cig smoker. A cig would make me crash ,I get wasted if I have a cig

I'm a coast to coast trucker and I smoke almost everyday.

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Telling the truth about marijuana today is dangerous. - The Government/do-gooders have been lying about marijuana for so long that when a person tells the truth about it they are vilified. -- Similar to how those who said the world was round in centuries past were persecuted.

SEE - http://www.njweedman.com/lying.html

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Ok well then lets take all that into concideration...
Now lets all look past your obvious problems in your pipe-dream of a story, do you truly believe that just because you can make someting up, some outlandish story mentioning a pregnant woman talking to her husband, that it makes it fact?
All that your story did was exactly what Joseph Goebbels did in WWII, use emotion to persuede us, rather than cold, hard, time proven and well researched facts.
Making stuff up is great, but we Legalization advocates believe in showing how absurd our people and country have become with this Billion dollar a year witch hunt.
I have driven "High" to one point or another almost everyday litterally since I have had my drivers license(15 years), and I have never been pulled over, or issued any sort of citation.
Marijuana is really being done an injustice,
Our country was founded on cannabis!
our Nations first flag was crafted out of George Washingtons own personal hemp fiber.
OUR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDANCE WAS WRITTEN ON HEMP PAPER MADE OUT OF THOMAS JEFFERSONS' HEMP AND MILLED AT BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S HEMP PAPER MILL!!!

America, its time that you ask yourself where we went wrong, in letting OUR elected representatives tell us what we can and cannot do inside or outside of our homes.
How is it that alcohol can be advertised on the television where children can watch, but cannabis, the worlds most versatile plant is trying to be irraticated, with us picking up the tab...
billions and billions of our tax dollars have been WASTED in a futile "war" basically against Nature, and our people for trusting what god put on this earth for his children.

Genesis 1-3
Then God said, "Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds." And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning--the third day.

The hemp plant (scientific name: cannabis, slang: marijuana) is one of the many useful herbs "yielding seed after its kind" created and blessed by God on the third day of creation, "and God saw that it was good." (Genesis 1:12) He gave hemp for people to use with our free will.

The Bible speaks of a special plant. "I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more." (Ezekiel 34:29) A healing plant. On either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare 12 manner of fruits, and yielding her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. (Revelations 22:1-2) A gift from God.

so let us as Americans stand up for what we truly believe in, not what we are told to believe, educate YOURSELF, do not let someone else do it for you!!!
Think critically and object whenever you feel fit to do so...ITS YOUR RIGHT AS AN AMERICAN!
Do not let our establishment treat us like sheep, WE are the true power, not Government, The People!
Stand firm in beliefs and dont let the gov'mnt make you believe that Marijunana is a drug...when look at their stance on alcohol...
...& ALWAYS REMEMBER...THEY WORK FOR US, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When a Government fears it's people, there is LIBERTY!
When a people fear it's Government, there is TYRANNY!!!
-Thomas Jefferson

LEARN.SUPPORT.LEGALIZE!

this seems to support the mother to be just as at fault as the person with the joint. And it doesn't appear Weed had anything to do with this accident so what was the point of this story.

How can you say that the marijuana itself caused the accident. What caused the accident was the teenager taking his eyes off the road. He could have taken his eyes off the road through texting, putting in a cd, changing the radio, or anything. Marijuana did not cause this accident you described it was the teenagers lack of experience, which becomes a whole other argument. Don't take your eyes off the road no matter what you do, but still smoke with your eyes on the road.

Let's be honest... who hasn't passed a joint in a car? Now i understand what you mean, person-a takes his/her eyes off the road to pass a joint and in that split second, swerves and kills a "pregenat woman." But what is person-b doing? Does person-a have to place it in their hand? In fact, person-b's arm is halfway across the car ready to grab it. The most person-a will do, is glance over to see where person-b's hand is. It's not diffrent then passing a cigarette, or looking at the radio like whatshisname said. Next time you try to contradict someone with your fantasey accidents, think. And no, im not just some stoner who's pissed off at you. In fact, I had to quit smoking pot, due to probation. (I didn't get arrested for possession either) Think about that Mr. Anti-Buddah

That is a matter of not paying attention and goes in the category of activities such as texting or talking on the phone while driving. Simply don't smoke and drive at the same time. But this argument has NOTHING to do with being high while driving. Stick the argument and don't stretch the argument to something like that. If we follow that argument then we should ban food, beverages, and music in the car.

driving should be a time when concentration is 100% perception has to be 100% and lateral thinking has to be 100%. ok while stoned perception is max and concentration is max lateral thinking is flawed "dude what were you saying?" while pregnant driving can be a stressful situation resulting in minimized concentration "ouch the baby is on my bladder,oh hes kicking now" resulting in limited perception of the road obviously the pregnant mother in your story hasnt been thinking properly either why is she on her cell phone while all other points are running through her head obviously a tragic loss but its on both party's (the teenagers and the preggers woman) that were acting inappropriately

just a point i thought should be made

by the way you said that im thinking your a mom or dad concerned about other peoples safety but the thing is your an ignorant person that knows nothing about cannabis it 10 am and not 420 so were not that stoned? what does the time have to do with ones tolerance you are clearly just speaking out of your ass and its people like that make it sound like cannabis users are serial killers and handing somebody a joint isnt rocket science you just stick your hand out for them to grab it you dont even have to look at them and as soon as read your comment I knew your a very stupid person who probaly never even tried it and makes opnion through streotypes that are fake

What a dipshit. Lets say the kid is handing a cheeseburger to his passenger and isnt high at all. He still isnt paying attention and you also said the woman is on her cell phone while driving. Nice job not making a point at all.

Who cares:

Okay Armentano, let's just say for the sake of your "expertise" that someone has a pregnant wife driving their hurting beater car down a street on the way to the doctor when a kid driving their parents brand new SUV is handing a joint to their pal in the passengers' seat and is not paying attention to the road. They are barely "high" because it's 10:00 AM and not 4:20, so as teenagers they ain't that "stoned" but they are lousy drivers in the first place, not paying attention in the second place and the woman is on her cell phone with her hubby -- baby's daddy -- in the third place. The kid wanders over the double-yellow line and hits the mama to be head on, killing her and the baby-to-be. Does that scenerio figure into any of your "studies" or are you just relying upon veteran drivers driving while imbibing marjiuanna behind the wheel? Hmmmmm?

I care:

The argument that you've subbmitted is both hypothetical and to be blunt, stupid. First of all, you said that the kid hand the j to his friend was barley high, and how would handing somebody a joint have any more of an impact on the distractibility of the kid is apparently a "lousy driver in the first place," than him looking down to see that his mother is calling him, or his stepdad asking him how to enter an address onto the nav system? It wouldnt, that's how. Or even better, since your the master of creating usless scenarios: a lady is having a baby and has her mother drive her to the hospital. Her "hubby," calls the mother's phone, since the lady forgot it, and asks for his wife. In the prosess of handing the phone over, the mother behind the wheel of the car drifts over the yellow line and smashes into an SUV belonging to a teenager on the way to school with his little sister in the car. Second of all the "mama to be," is just as distracted from driving as the kid passing the joint if not, more so since she's talking to her husband. Since you are clearly an ignorant and biased person, hopefully the presentation of an alternate point of view gives you better insight on what you think you know about.

Ok as I read all these ridiculous comments all I could say was wow! Most of them are clearly written by people who choose to smoke weed so they are going to be biased regardless of what anyone says. What people seem to forget is that any drug effects people in different ways, so u can't really be sure if it's ok for everyone to drive high. So why write an article justifying such nonsense? And why are you people so stupid? If you really believe that you can't get in an accident while driving high you are all idiots. Just because it hasn't happened to you yet doesn't mean it can't. So what if you do finally crash and you kill someone, what will your excuse be that this article said that it would be fine to drive high.   

Ok first of all, YOU created that WHOLE story up. I've been  smoking marijuana for 12 years now and I'm a comedian. I have to drive a lot and were not so stupid as you may think. I don't make stupid decisions while I'm high, and at least 100 of my friends smoke marijuana and drive on a regular basis. I asked how many of them have gotten a speeding ticket within the last 5 years and NONE of them said yes. I asked if how many of them have gotten in a car crash in the last 10 years and 3 people said yes and it was because they were all rear ended. Clearly ALCOHOL is more DANGEROUS than marijuana, and if you think passing a joint to your friends is bad, why don't you think of a teenager putting her makeup on while driving, or putting their backpack in the back seat while driving, that's the same thing. Where is all the bodies? Marijuana has never killed someone surely people have died while driving intoxicated with marijuana in their system, but it was the ALCOHOL in their system that killed them. Marijuana makes you make calculated decisions while Alcohol doesn't give you the chance to make the decision. So fuck you and go fuck your religion 

First off, a kid smoking marijuana in his parents car is highly unlikely, as anyone with a mental state above vegetable is going to realize that their parents are going to smell it. Where did you get this idea from? Just for the sake of argument? Well if you're trying to prove a point, it helps if your argument makes sense. Anyways, lets get back to this awful depiction you are trying to set. Are you aware that the time doesn't affect your high? I'm not sure if this is showing your lack of intelligence or if you are attempting to make a bad pun, but either way you still wind up looking like a fool. On to this "teenagers are lousy drivers in the first place." I am 18, and I have been driving for 2 and a half years. Out of that time, I have had 0 accidents, and very few close calls. The 2 close calls I did have were caused by stress. When you are under the influence of marijuana, stress is absent, so going by this logic you are actually less likely to get into an accident while high. Also, I am sure that half of these teenagers are more cautious on the road than you are, knowing that they are a prime target for cops and that their parents will be upset with them if they do get in trouble on the road. Here's where your English abilities again make a pitfall. "The kid wanders over the double-yellow line..." Last time I checked, this kid was driving, not walking. Also, you wouldn't exactly describe wandering as moving at a fast pace, meaning that this collision you are describing is going to be of minimal damage.

Why would they study a story as highly unlikely as yours? Hmmmmmm?

Most teenagers who are willing to drive while under the influence of cannabis are those who are familiar with it. These are the seasoned users who, even while smoking, are not that high, and are often far more cautious than otherwise.

Clearly what I have stated cannot be said to be fact,however neither can what you're saying. I'm not saying that you are wrong, simply that things are not set in stone. Not all teenagers are lousy drivers, not all marijuana users are wreckless, and hopefully pregnant women are not talking on the phone while driving.

Anonymous,

Of course marijuana can be obtained for medical research, it would be unjust to make something illegal and leave no room for debate. Prestigious medical research organizations can get licensed to produce marijuana for their studies.

I'd also be interested in calling my local pizza shop or other delivery service for when I get home :D

YEAAAAHHHHH

Me to.

I've probably put about the same miles (or more) on 1 car alone while stoned. I used to do foreclosure inspections, lots of driving all day long, and I worked long days. The only dangerous side to it would be falling asleep in traffic. Which, while SOBER, I once actually dozed off in stop and go traffic on 635 in Texas. I was at a dead stop and my brakes releasing thankfully woke me up. Afterward I learned to turn the music up and find ways to stay awake. Also google the drive home for traffic before I began the journey.

Anyway, back to the topic. Driving while high sort of makes everything slow motion. So much that, it could feel like it's taking me forever to drive down a lengthy road. I'd say "geez how long have I been on this road". But it's VERY easy to follow 1 speed while high. Not sure why, it really does seem to slow time down. And trust me, there was some times where I would be SUPER baked driving, in traffic, and controlling every second of it.

Alcohol however... I drove SLIGHTLY tipsy once, and was just staring into space while approaching a red light and I almost ran the light. I will NEVER drive even tipsy again. It just lowers your care for everything. Scary. Very scary. People need to understand that alcohol is a VERY powerful drug. It can kill you, it's very addicting, and it DOES effect your driving. Yet how many Americans drink regularly and don't see it as a drug?