Jay  Edwards wrote:

Yes, the overall number of fatalities dropped while deaths involving pot use increased. This thread is about pot use and that is what my post is about.

Oh wait, are you trying to make some semantics argument over MoRina's use of ''More car accidents'' versus my use of ''marijuana-related'' stats.  I hope not cuz that would be just plain silly.

Back on topic: the report supports the position that legalizing marijuana leads to more marijuana-related traffic deaths.  The OP asked ''What should we expect?'' from legalizing pot.  It seems we can expect more marijuana-related traffic deaths and/or accidents (according to official reports).

you've completely missed the point. "marijuana-related" is a bs term. all this report shows is that of the people involved in accidents, more are testing positive for pot. if more people started drinking milk, there'd be an increase in "milk-related" accidents. nothing in that report supports the idea that pot use is in any way responsible for any of those accidents. if anything, the increase in people testing positive for pot in conjunction with the decrease in fatal accidents suggests that pot use may reduce the risk of fatal accidents.

Michael Broughton wrote:
you've completely missed the point. "marijuana-related" is a bs term. all this report shows is that of the people involved in accidents, more are testing positive for pot. if more people started drinking milk, there'd be an increase in "milk-related" accidents. nothing in that report supports the idea that pot use is in any way responsible for any of those accidents. if anything, the increase in people testing positive for pot in conjunction with the decrease in fatal accidents suggests that pot use may reduce the risk of fatal accidents.

You are free to interpret the report as you see fit.

The report states that drivers under the influence of pot are involved in MORE accidents in CO since legalization.  Did you read the report or are you knee-jerking?  I simply supplied the facts contained in the report while you wish to form (unsupported) conclusions.

I don't have a dog in this hunt but you sure seem biased.  Have a nice day.

Jay  Edwards wrote:
You are free to interpret the report as you see fit.

The report states that drivers under the influence of pot are involved in MORE accidents in CO since legalization.  Did you read the report or are you knee-jerking?  I simply supplied the facts contained in the report while you wish to form (unsupported) conclusions.

I don't have a dog in this hunt but you sure seem biased.  Have a nice day.

i read the report, and you're misrepresenting what the actual data in the report is. and even if you weren't,  "involved in" does not mean "responsible for". there has been an increase in pot use since legalization, which you would expect to mean an increase in people involved in car accidents who happen to be pot smokers, AND an increase in people NOT involved in car accidents who happen to be pot smokers. the fact that the report avoids making any comparison between those two groups which could actually shed light on whether or not pot was causing accidents and instead merely uses half the necessary data to create the impression (in the minds of people who don't understand stats) that pot is causing accidents says a lot about the motives of the people behind the report.

Michael Broughton wrote:
i read the report, and you're misrepresenting what the actual data in the report is. and even if you weren't,  "involved in" does not mean "responsible for". there has been an increase in pot use since legalization, which you would expect to mean an increase in people involved in car accidents who happen to be pot smokers, AND an increase in people NOT involved in car accidents who happen to be pot smokers. the fact that the report avoids making any comparison between those two groups which could actually shed light on whether or not pot was causing accidents and instead merely uses half the necessary data to create the impression (in the minds of people who don't understand stats) that pot is causing accidents says a lot about the motives of the people behind the report.

+10

Happy someone else can read or understand research.

Jay  Edwards wrote:

Garry k wrote:
and a significant increase in schizophrenia

There have been several studies done that suggest a link between pot use and schizophrenia.

Not true. If there is any correlation it is that pot helps Schizophrenia ... along with Diabetes, Parkinson's, etc. Pot prevents prion accumulation and protects neurons against prion toxicity, which fights against infections.