driving and smoking weed? bad?

[GmanMD]

Unbelievable...the fact that there is a discussion about this shows the ignorance of the average person. Driving under the influence, whether it be alcohol or any drug, is monumentously stupid, and I have no tolerance or sympathy for anyone who does. I had a colleague of mine get plowed into by a 20-something year old girl under the influence who ran a red light. He broke his neck, but luckily didn't lose function of his arms and legs and is doing well now. I wonder how many of you who sit there and type their smug remarks about how "weed is not as bad as alcohol" blah, blah, blah - would feel when one of their loved ones is killed by a driver under the influence. There was a local radio show recently here in the NYC area where I was floored by how many people were calling in complaining about the DUI blood limit and how they can drive well after drinking a few. Unfortunately, it's not the people who DUI who get killed, it's the innocent bystanders.