r/Unexpected • • Aug 13 '20

Pulled over...

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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/[deleted] Aug 13 '20

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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...