A positive drug screen result

So what is going to happen when Mexico legalizes marijuana? The drivers down there won't be breaking the law if they smoke a joint while off duty.

So what is going to happen to them if they come up here with marijuana metabolites in their system? It can stay in your system for 30 days.

 

If they are checked, they are going to be fined.

You must obey the laws of the country in which you are. I can't use Canada's laws and go into the USA and say, "Well, it's legal in Canada". Doesn't wash. If you're in a country, you obey its laws and you do the right thing. That's just the way it is.

 

fined ? that's pretty leniant for someone so against alcohol and drugs. they should fired and prosecuted to the fullest.

 

do you have proof of this so called stat ?

 

Stirred the pot and left? Thats funny i don't care who you are.

 

That's all you get in Canada for simple possession. Small amounts of pot aren't a felony here.

 

I'm sure he is actively looking (maybe not) for that information.

Unfortunately, ALL information posted online at this time...is from 1990.

It states that 15% were "pot" related. And a mear 2% were alcohol related.

What I gain from that. Since drug testing can detect for up to 30 days. There is a 3000% likelihood of drugs being found in the system, even if the driver ISN'T high. While the DRUNK can only be caught within a 24 hour period in most cases.

While I may seem to condone the use of drugs. I DO NOT!! Recreational usage should not be a factor though when you are charging someone with a crime as severe as vehicular homicide.

Thankfully, the state of Ohio is taking the lead on this matter. Why? They have LOST multiple cases that involved the deaths of their Highway Patrol Officers.

A positive test for pot or any other drug, has never proven that a driver is high at the time of an accident, while a positive test for alcohol, has proven a driver is drunk.

As a nation, we think nothing of "trusting" our leaders (who can kill us all) to the point that drug and alcohol testing IS NOT required for their jobs. But the little man who sells widgets, gets a year in a State Funded Institution for smoking pot.

 

as i find that some interesting info, it is irrelavent. i was asking for proof of the 1000% more accidents due to alcohol. and then you bring up a 15% in this thread against drugs and only 2% for alcohol. so what is it ? 2% or 1000% ? there sure is a big window for error.

 

Gotta love the irony, eh?

 

How is a guy who smokes a joint legally in his home country breaking the law by traveling to the USA? I didn't say he was smoking pot or driving impaired on US soil.

Lets say he is home in Ensenada and smokes a legal joint at a pig roast in his backyard on a Friday night. Tuesday night his dispatcher calls and says that he has to take a load up to Sacramento.

Now if he gets drug tested while in the US he is going to show up positive for marijuana.

But he didn't break any laws or even drive impaired.

Personally I think the easiest thing to do would be to forget about legal or illegal and just hair test all drivers and eliminate anyone who partakes in ANY intoxicant including alcohol from driving a commercial motor vehicle.