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Legalization of medical marijuana, the researchers report, is associated with a 12-percent drop in the alcohol-related fatal-crash rate and a 19-percent decrease in the fatality rate of people in their 20s, according to the study.

The study also found that medical- marijuana legalization is associated with a drop in beer sales.

"The result that comes through again and again and again is (that) young adults . . . drink less when marijuana is legalized and traffic fatalities go down," Rees said.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/marijuana/ci_19437417

Well what do you know. I can see how that would lower health care costs. And drug testing is already in place - thank you my conservative friends for supporting that. Now let us see - if testing shows you are not smoking enough the government can tax you. Or if you resist they will throw you in jail. Which will definitely not be smoke free.

Any power you give to government will eventually be used against you.

Citizens will be required to greet each other by raising a stiff right arm and saying, "High". Or maybe we could just make it a custom. The President could set the precedent. No point in getting too authoritarian.

Say did I mention, "Any power you give to government will eventually be used against you."

One recreational drug (MJ) is replacing another (Alcohol) and due to the increased lethality of the 2nd, total recreational drug related fatalities are reduced.

You don't say...

You know ... common sense kinda predicts this.

palladin9479 wrote:One recreational drug (MJ) is replacing another (Alcohol) and due to the increased lethality of the 2nd, total recreational drug related fatalities are reduced.

You don't say...

You know ... common sense kinda predicts this.

There is very little of that common sense around these days.