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To: d[-_-]b who wrote (42382)	4/29/2013 12:02:20 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Agreed - but driving while drunk or high is not a personal choice but a public endangerment. Whether a person is functional and another is not is not a problem of law or enforcement - pick a number and that's the law. Driving while drunk or stoned is different than being drunk or stoned at home or other private location. I put drugs in the same category as guns. The laws should be harsh for usage that endangers others, but the fact that some use drugs or guns unlawfully should not be an excuse to infringe on the freedom/liberty of others who do not use drugs or guns in a manner that doesn't affect other law abiding citizens.

To: d[-_-]b who wrote (42382)	4/29/2013 12:23:04 PM
From: miraje	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Whether a person is functional and another is not is not a problem of law or enforcement Sure it is. One person can sip one small glass of wine, have a legal blood alcohol level, and subsequently be weaving dangerously all over the road. Another with a high tolerance could blow above .08 or .10 and drive in a perfectly acceptable manner. pick a number and that's the law. Since a heavy user can test positive for THC for up to a month after stopping pot use, equating an arbitrary number with a level of impairment, in the case of marijuana, is useless.. Driving while impaired enough to cause a hazard to others, regardless of a number, should obviously be subject to appropriate penalty, and the worst repeat offenders need to be locked up and the key thrown away..