Pubdate: Thu, 04 Jan 2018 Source: Kingston Whig-Standard (CN ON) Copyright: 2018 Sun Media Contact: http://www.thewhig.com/letters Website: http://www.thewhig.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/224 Author: Larry Comeau Page: 4 NOT READY FOR MARIJUANA Re: "Sleeping driver found with drugs," Dec. 28. This may well be an indication of what we can expect when marijuana becomes legal next summer, and it should trouble everyone, especially the police. Since pot was legalized in Colorado and Washington states, the number of road deaths have doubled. In Canada, there still is no simple roadside test for impairment by marijuana consumption, as Trudeau placed the cart before the horse by legalizing pot so quickly. Unlike alcohol, which is excreted from the system in about 12 hours, the THC in marijuana that causes someone to get stoned remains in the system for many, many days. This means someone may ended up driving impaired without having smoked marijuana recently, or having smoked a small amount. No wonder the chiefs of police have said they simply are not ready for marijuana legalization. Larry Comeau Ottawa - --- MAP posted-by: Matt