Nov 19
Mahtli69 commented on
Chemicals in Plastics Turn Boys Into Sissies.
"less likely to play with boys' toys like cars or to join in rough and tumble games"
And more likely to develop a rabid obsession with bicycles, miniature light-rail trains, cuddling, and Tetris.
Nov 18
Mahtli69 commented on
Biden Tells It Like It Is.
Taking off the gloves and telling it like it is, politics be damned -- That's the VP's job.
Dick Cheney, as much as I disagree with him, was pretty good at it too.
Nov 14
Mahtli69 commented on
A Dangerous Drug Imperils Skiers and Snowboarders in Colorado.
Safety-minded resort managers = Litigation-minded resort managers
I applaud all of these efforts to legalize pot. It's about time. And, of course, legalizing it for personal use is not the same as legalizing it for use while driving.
However, I'll throw this out there for the sake of argument ... Alcohol impairment is easy to detect. If someone is drunk, a breathalyzer will quantify that. However, if someone is stoned, there is no way to tell. A pee test will only show if pot has been consumed in the last several days or weeks. There is no way to tell if someone is stoned at that moment, other than qualitative signs like droopy eyelids or excessive snacking.
I know from first-hand experience that alcohol impairs motor skills FAR more than pot does. So, I'm not freaked out at all by the idea of a mountain full of stoned snowboarders (or,even, a road full of stoned drivers). And, I agree with @4, this law will do nothing about usage. People who like to ski or snowboard stoned have been doing it already, and nobody has noticed.
@3 Are you afraid they will tap into some unkown or misunderstood atomic force? Maybe that's how OUR Big Bang happened. A science experiment gone wrong. Intelligent design my ass!