Which is no different than alchohol; well actually it IS different than the way you put it cause people don't go to jail for the rest of their lives when they kill someone under the influence but I know what your sayin I gues.... I was just using it as a reference, but you probably have never smoked so you prob cant tell the difference between the affects of both. Go down to your local gokart track, smoke a big doob, and see how well you drive; and then next time pound a 26 of some 80 proof alchohol and give it a shot and tell me how well you do lol. That actually sounds pretty fun... Expirement time!
Also, I don't know if you've seen the Mythbusters where they try and drive while on a cell phone and while drinking, but talking on a cell is just as worse as being under the influence of alchohol, so are you saying if you're caught with a cellphone in hand while driving you should lose your license?
My point was alchohol is just as bad, but it is legal. It was actually made illegal way back when until there was a huge outcry from the population and then it was legalized.
I guess I never finished my post correctly. As I said I'm all for it. However, if marijuana were to be legalized, there would need to be laws similar to what alcohol has. Both have their own effects, but the fact is, they both degrade performance while doing certain tasks.
I've smoked pot on several occasions, and yes, I agree it has a totally different effect. I feel like my brain has been overclocked and is processing things too quickly to even remember. With alcohol, my brain is slowed down and it takes a longer time to process things. Of course, drugs have different effects on different people, but this is what happens to me.
In regards to the cellphone argument, this is exactly why we have a hands-free law in Ontario, and in many other states/provinces. If talking on a cellphone while driving causes accidents just as much as drinking does, then of course it deserves to be illegal.