Pubdate: Sat, 02 Jul 2016
Source: Calgary Herald (CN AB)
Copyright: 2016 Postmedia Network
Contact:  http://www.calgaryherald.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/66
Author: Mark Botkin
Page: A11
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n435/a09.html

COLUMN TOO QUICK TO CONDEMN POT

Re: "Time to address drug-impaired driving," Jonathan Denis, Opinion, 
June 25.

While impaired driving is always bad, this column once again uses the
word "drug", when what is really meant is marijuana. There are lots of
prescription drugs that cause impairment resulting in accidents, but
very little if any direct evidence that marijuana is involved in
traffic mishaps.

Jonathan Denis seems to think that a joke in a Cheech and Chong movie
constitutes sufficient evidence to support a criminal record, with all
its consequences, for a driver with THC in their system.

The correlation he cites to Washington state fatal accident statistics
is without merit, because it does not mention whether those involved
had alcohol in their systems as well.

Mark Botkin, Calgary
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MAP posted-by: Matt