6th March 2007, 6:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 6th March 2007, 7:11 PM by Dark Jaguar.)
From what I've been reading, the reduced risks are not exactly what you might think. It does not cause emphyzima, but it does have numerous carcinogens.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query...med_docsum
Further, more studies DO in fact show reduced reaction times among other cognitive deficiencies. It can be extrapolated that people driving while high are probably about as dangerous as people driving while tired, another dangerous activity (which is legal, but I'd say that's mainly because it's very hard to test for "tiredness". Certainly risking your own life is fine but the line is drawn when you decide to risk other's lives because, you have to get your car home, right? I mean, what do you expect me to take a bus? YOU take a bus!). Anecdotally, I can say that the one time I've played against some people that actually were high (a rare find with the people I hang out with, and actually I haven't seen these people in years), their abilities sank while their confidence in their abilities rose. The game was Super Smash Bros. Melee. Anyway again that's just a personal anecdote. Though there is this study:
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/ca...ing4.shtml
And for the record, philosophy? I'm sure you had a great time saying things like "what if god is INSIDE us?" or "no I mean like, REALLY inside us" or "yeah... what? no right", but I'd like to hear something using logic (or maybe you have "other ways of knowing") come out of that.
Anyway, don't drive high. Just don't. It may be debatable if it should be illegal, and I really don't care much if you have this hobby as you call it, but certainly it's wrong to endanger someone ELSE and I'm in full support of the law in that regard. No hypothetical "well MAYBE I drive more catiously because I know I'm high" nonsense either. The evidence says one thing, you have reduced ability, and unless you have something better than hypothetical reasons why that might not apply while driving, well, just don't drink and drive, drive while very tired, or get high and drive. In all three instances, what's giving a few hours to lose the effects going to do? Even if there's a sudden emergency in the family, that's not worth the risk. You aren't going to be doing the surgery or investigation or extinguising the fire or whatever yourself, so you aren't needed. You can deal with the emotional whatevers later.
Oh, you'll need to show some sort of evidence that this whole "turning off your brain" thing is actually a good thing for mental stability (emotions are PART of mentallity, they need not be mentioned seperatly). I do that anyway, and it's called sleep. Aside from that, I really just can't shut off my brain and I'm really not sure I want to. I enjoy thinking about things constantly myself, not that I can help it. Indeed, I can't really stay on a single topic for very long periods of time either.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query...med_docsum
Further, more studies DO in fact show reduced reaction times among other cognitive deficiencies. It can be extrapolated that people driving while high are probably about as dangerous as people driving while tired, another dangerous activity (which is legal, but I'd say that's mainly because it's very hard to test for "tiredness". Certainly risking your own life is fine but the line is drawn when you decide to risk other's lives because, you have to get your car home, right? I mean, what do you expect me to take a bus? YOU take a bus!). Anecdotally, I can say that the one time I've played against some people that actually were high (a rare find with the people I hang out with, and actually I haven't seen these people in years), their abilities sank while their confidence in their abilities rose. The game was Super Smash Bros. Melee. Anyway again that's just a personal anecdote. Though there is this study:
http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/ca...ing4.shtml
And for the record, philosophy? I'm sure you had a great time saying things like "what if god is INSIDE us?" or "no I mean like, REALLY inside us" or "yeah... what? no right", but I'd like to hear something using logic (or maybe you have "other ways of knowing") come out of that.
Anyway, don't drive high. Just don't. It may be debatable if it should be illegal, and I really don't care much if you have this hobby as you call it, but certainly it's wrong to endanger someone ELSE and I'm in full support of the law in that regard. No hypothetical "well MAYBE I drive more catiously because I know I'm high" nonsense either. The evidence says one thing, you have reduced ability, and unless you have something better than hypothetical reasons why that might not apply while driving, well, just don't drink and drive, drive while very tired, or get high and drive. In all three instances, what's giving a few hours to lose the effects going to do? Even if there's a sudden emergency in the family, that's not worth the risk. You aren't going to be doing the surgery or investigation or extinguising the fire or whatever yourself, so you aren't needed. You can deal with the emotional whatevers later.
Oh, you'll need to show some sort of evidence that this whole "turning off your brain" thing is actually a good thing for mental stability (emotions are PART of mentallity, they need not be mentioned seperatly). I do that anyway, and it's called sleep. Aside from that, I really just can't shut off my brain and I'm really not sure I want to. I enjoy thinking about things constantly myself, not that I can help it. Indeed, I can't really stay on a single topic for very long periods of time either.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)