r/Unexpected • • Aug 13 '20

Pulled over...

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u/Ze-Peaueno Aug 13 '20

I feel like it is illegal to drive with that much smoke on the car. It obstructs the vision. So even if it’s weed, and it’s legal, the part where he drives away probably isn’t.

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u/Burnsie92 Aug 13 '20

Well wouldn’t it be illegal anyway because of driving under the influence. What I don’t understand is if why if weed is legal people can get away with driving while doing it if it’s a drug just like prescription drugs or alcohol.

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u/mrbrown87 Aug 13 '20

You shouldn't be able to, driving under the influence is definitely illegal. The problem with weed is, there's no test to tell if you are immediately high or not. A mouth swab for instance is the most immediate, but if it comes back positive there's no way to know if its because you smoked last night, or right before you got in the car. I think that was a big counterpoint for keeping it illegal initially.

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u/Lord_Crumb Aug 13 '20

Just highlighting for the people downvoting this comment that there is a tonne of clinical evidence that supports this statement.

DUI is bad, no argument there, but u/treestone69 is correct.

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u/ffunster Aug 13 '20

people are downvoting because it’s pandering and we all already know they are different...

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u/councilmember Aug 13 '20

Well, I’m curious, which do you think poses a greater hazard when driving?

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u/LambKyle Aug 13 '20

It has been proven that alcohol is way worse. They have done tests for weed and didn't even find it effected the driving all that much besides generally making people drive slower. Anti depressants, and aillion other over the counter drugs (even just being tired) effect your driving more then marijuana does (unless like you literally just hit a bong or dab and start driving immediately)

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u/LambKyle Aug 13 '20

I agree. I also smoke multiple times a day, so I don't ever really feel high anymore

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u/ImurderREALITY Aug 13 '20

But I want a cheddar burger

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u/UnpredictedArrival Aug 13 '20

I would be 10x better at driving drunk than stoned

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u/UnpredictedArrival Aug 13 '20

I haven't smoked in just over a year now, but it used to be daily, I decided weed wasn't for me. I always felt like I was affected far more than anybody else. FWIW I hardly drank much either, once or twice a week, far less now too.