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rankanyan

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13 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Your boss won’t know... · 0 replies · 0 points

I have to commend your absolutely impeccable spelling and grammar. Surely weed doesn't impair that either.

To be serious, though, there's a 2006 Health Canada report on the subject of driving under the influence of cannabis: www.decp.org/experts/CanadianCannabisStudy.pdf

And I quote the relevant paragraphs from the introduction:

"Performance deficits have been found in tracking, reaction times, visual function and divided attention. Studies of driving performance (both simulated and on-road) show increased variability in lateral position in the lane, headway gap, and speed a a function of cannabis use. Cannabis also impaired performance on divided attention tasks and compromised drivers' ability to handle unexpected events.

"Although the weight of evidence clearly reveals significant psychomotor impairment as a result of cannabis use, it has been suggested that experienced users may be aware of their state of intoxication and impairment and may attempt to compensate for it by employing behavioural strategies such as slowing down, increasing headway, and reducing risk-taking behaviours (Smiley, 1986). These tactics, however, may not be sufficient to compensate for all the effects of cannabis, particularly at higher doses."

So, my original point stands. The fact that weed has a high enough toxicity threshold that it's physically unobtainable through the usual methods of ingestion is a different matter entirely from whether or not it can have adverse affects on your driving.

13 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Your boss won’t know... · 2 replies · 0 points

you can't overdose on weed in a physically harmful way, but you can certainly smoke enough to impair your driving. the guy you replied to didn't even say overdose.