Smells like Otto's jacket

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Permalink Reply by David Barish on December 5, 2012 at 9:43am

I think non statistical evidence  such as "I have seen" does not really tell us anything. I also question whether a person smoking or drinking is more or less impaired than the other.  In both cases a drink or a hit does not make you intoxicated. In both cases a few drinks or a few hits might do so. Just because somebody is seen drinking or smoking does not mean he/she is impaired.  However, the odds of that person being impaired are certainly going to be greater than the odds of the person who's car smells like pine cones, old pizza, flatus, or whatever else is in the environment in their cabin.  Further whether the operative art is the Day of Wine and Roses or Cheech and Chong Up in Smoke does not really change those odds.  The only thing we do know is that there is a test to see how impaired you are with alcohol but no such test exists for THC. We can know how much alcohol is in your system. We only know that THC is in your system but we can't tell how much and what that means.

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Permalink Reply by Juan Primo on December 5, 2012 at 10:08am

I was driving the other day, and the guy next to me was lighting up a big fat joint.  I got so pissed off at him that I threw my beer can at his car.

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Permalink Reply by Cheryl on December 5, 2012 at 11:51am

Interesting piece on NPR discusses WA law on impairment and this issue: http://n.pr/UeJCF4

David Barish said:

.... The only thing we do know is that there is a test to see how impaired you are with alcohol but no such test exists for THC. We can know how much alcohol is in your system. We only know that THC is in your system but we can't tell how much and what that means.

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