Opposition to the California Marijuana Legalization Initiative 2010 cites FARS traffic fatalities due to drugged driving while intoxicated by marijuana

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Auto Fatalities as a Result of Marijuana Use

More than one thousand persons were killed on California highways in the past five years where drivers had used Marijuana. 1036 drivers with known Marijuana use in fatal crashes were associated with 1240 fatalities. Further, the ratio of fatalities to drivers is statistically higher for Marijuana related fatal crashes than for fatal crashes for drivers at BACs of 0.08+, suggesting that the combination of Marijuana and alcohol is especially lethal since about half of the Marijuana drivers had BACs of 0.08+. About 15% of the fatal crashes resulted in two or more fatalities each.

Source: FARS (Fatality Analysis Reporting System) - June 2010

Marijuana Driver Age: 1998, 2003, & 2008

As Marijuana use becomes more mainstream, median driver age has increased. In 2008 the median age was about 25 compared to 19 in 1998. Marijuana and alcohol 08+ was highest for age 21-24 with 67.7% of the Marijuana drivers at alcohol 08+. The median age for the comparable group of drivers with known alcohol 08+ was age 30.

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Will legalizing Marijuana place our National Security at risk?

We think so.

How will California defend itself against the enemy both foreign and domestic, in a newly intoxicated condition? - Not very well.

The Department of Homeland Security has the threat level in the airline sector set to level “Orange” or “High.” The next threat level would be “Red” for “Severe.” With marijuana legalization, drug paraphernalia would become yet another source of concern for airline security. We cannot afford to be casual about many items, which are banned from being brought on a plane. Drug paraphernalia would add a long list of items, which we must not be burdened with. -

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Legalization of cannabis would bring on a whole new way for adults to look at the youth.

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