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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] This is why it reminds me of the gun control debate.  Both cases have a side saying I want what I want, regardless of who is hurt, and you can’t try to regulate it or restrict the most hazardous forms. [/quote]

Sorry, guns kill, cannabis doesn't. That's where your comparison falls flat.

Once again, nobody said you had to like cannabis legalization. Just deal with it.[/quote]

If somebody has a fatal accident while driving under the influence of cannabis, the person isn’t any less dead than if it was an alcohol related crash or a gunshot.  Why are you opposed to establishing a standard, like we established decades ago for alcohol, in an effort to reduce fatalities from drunk driving?[/quote]

There is a standard. If a police officer can articulate a suspicion that you are impaired by observing your actions then they can investigate and then arrest you if you are impaired. Maryland has also started to train their officers on roadside tests that detect cannabis impairment.[/quote]

No one is going to trust police officers to carry this out.  They will still unfairly target URM.  I don't see how that can be upheld in court.  "this officer with 5 hours of marijuana training said he was high!"  Are road side tests for drinking held up in court?[/quote]

Most DUIs plead out. I doubt DUIs for marijuana will be any different. The reality is that someone actually had been smoking, they’re an idiot to go to trial assuming that a jury won’t believe the officer. Any competent attorney will tell them that. [/quote]

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