The other day I was reading an article from CTV Newsnet entitled "BC police target drivers impaired by drugs".
It covered how officers were watching training videos on how to spot the tell-tale signs of marijuana highs including dilated pupils and loss of balance and how to test for these indicators roadside. Obviously spurred on by upcoming changes to pot laws from recently tabled federal legislation, marijuana impairment was the focus. It said some 20,000 users a year admit to driving while high. The article pointed out that users become paranoid and tend to drive extra slow (another technique cops can utilize).
But the best....
One marijuana advocate spokesman, whose name and group affiliation escapes me, stated that if anything pot users drive more carefully when high (due to paranoia), and thus it's safer. Quote: "It's not an impairment, it's an enhancement".
Classic,
- The Madd Monk
Source Material:
CTV Newsnet, "BC police target drivers impaired by drugs", 06/04/03
