04-18-2014, 09:26 PM
I don't know how many people died due to abuse of alcohol, cigarettes, and prescription pills in the same period. I'd guess way more than two.
I think we're probably gonna read about deaths attributed to people abusing legal marijuana for quite a while. That's okay with me -- it's good if some people who've never eaten pot read those stories and realize they need to check out the recommended intake before just scarfing edibles down, especially those who've never tried marijuana before.
But, IMO, the anti-marijuana crusaders are the ones who benefit the most from such stories as they lobby to keep other states from following in the footsteps of Colorado and Washington -- they'll make sure such stories hit the national news media as part of their agenda. I don't think it'll stop other states from legalizing marijuana, though it may motivate more regulation on the labeling.
It won't surprise me if the tox on the man who killed his wife ends up showing that he had high levels of drugs other than THC in his system, and/or he has a history of mental illness or violence. We'll see.
I think we're probably gonna read about deaths attributed to people abusing legal marijuana for quite a while. That's okay with me -- it's good if some people who've never eaten pot read those stories and realize they need to check out the recommended intake before just scarfing edibles down, especially those who've never tried marijuana before.
But, IMO, the anti-marijuana crusaders are the ones who benefit the most from such stories as they lobby to keep other states from following in the footsteps of Colorado and Washington -- they'll make sure such stories hit the national news media as part of their agenda. I don't think it'll stop other states from legalizing marijuana, though it may motivate more regulation on the labeling.
It won't surprise me if the tox on the man who killed his wife ends up showing that he had high levels of drugs other than THC in his system, and/or he has a history of mental illness or violence. We'll see.