I see from the survey that it’s more prevalent, but I found nothing in the article to substantiate it being a “bigger problem”.
I’m not advocating the legalization of marijuana, by the way; just wondering how IJ reached the “bigger problem” conclusion. “Larger potential exposure” perhaps?
One thing the article fails to mention (perhaps the study itself failed to mention), is how many of the 7.4% tesing positive for marijuana were also in the alcohol or other prescrition or over-the-counter drugs categories? In other words, what percentage were attributed to marijuana only?
Were these drivers pulled over for erratic driving behavior, or were these results taken from checkpoints, or both?
When you don’t provide fulll disclosure of all relevant facts, you can make a study show anything you want it to show. Studies have shown that this is the case approximately 96.7% of the time.
Also, how many had not used in the previous 24 hours (it tests positive for a month or so after usage). Many other medications will also show up while the person taking them is no longer experiencing any impairing effects. If you took a Lunesta last night, it can still show up today. Think about it. A person who was not currently under the influence of anything would submit to the test, thinking no problem, only to end up showing positive for something.
Washington and Colorado take note, the quality of your leisure time is about to go up but your chances of living longer is about to go down.
I see from the survey that it’s more prevalent, but I found nothing in the article to substantiate it being a “bigger problem”.
I’m not advocating the legalization of marijuana, by the way; just wondering how IJ reached the “bigger problem” conclusion. “Larger potential exposure” perhaps?
One thing the article fails to mention (perhaps the study itself failed to mention), is how many of the 7.4% tesing positive for marijuana were also in the alcohol or other prescrition or over-the-counter drugs categories? In other words, what percentage were attributed to marijuana only?
Were these drivers pulled over for erratic driving behavior, or were these results taken from checkpoints, or both?
When you don’t provide fulll disclosure of all relevant facts, you can make a study show anything you want it to show. Studies have shown that this is the case approximately 96.7% of the time.
Also, how many had not used in the previous 24 hours (it tests positive for a month or so after usage). Many other medications will also show up while the person taking them is no longer experiencing any impairing effects. If you took a Lunesta last night, it can still show up today. Think about it. A person who was not currently under the influence of anything would submit to the test, thinking no problem, only to end up showing positive for something.