🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Richard Garrity wrote:

> > Rosenfeld, who is 46, carries a folded letter in his wallet, dated
> > March 17, 1983, from the Food and Drug Administration, authorizing him
> > to use a substance that might otherwise bring a Federal prison term of
> > up to five years.  Most days, he smokes in his car while driving to
> > work; "I get no euphoric effect," he said.

> I am sure he does appreciate it! But why is this man allowed to drive
> his car under the influence of a drug? Isn't that a dangerous game to
> play?

Lots of people drive cars under the influence of lots of drugs. Nicotine,
caffeine, fluoxetine HCl, oxycodone, guarana, bupropion, methylphenidate,
pseudoephedrine HCl, dextromethorphan...the list goes on and on and on.
And what's more, different people react differently to these (and other)
drugs in all the ways relevant to driving.

It would appear Mr. Rosenfeld drives safely, or we'd've read about it in
articles like the one quoted, and the War On Drugs types would be making
an enormous stink about it.

It's interesting to read scientific, academic studies done on the
influence of THC (active ingredient in marijuana) upon driving. They don't
quite conclude what you assume they must. I recommend a stroll (real or
virtual) through the UMTRI research library sometime...you might learn
something.

DS