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How the war on drunk driving was won
“Two underappreciated ideas stick out from this experience. First, deterrence works: incentives matter to offenders much more than many scholars found initially plausible. Second, the long-run impact that successful criminal-justice interventions have is not primarily in rehabilitation, incapacitation, or even deterrence, but in altering the social norms around acceptable behavior.”
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How the war on drunk driving was won
“Two underappreciated ideas stick out from this experience. First, deterrence works: incentives matter to offenders much more than many scholars found initially plausible. Second, the long-run impact that successful criminal-justice interventions have is not primarily in rehabilitation, incapacitation, or even deterrence, but in altering the social norms around acceptable behavior.”
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‘California sober’: marijuana may help you drink less, study finds
“The results revealed that participants’ alcohol consumption fell by 19% after smoking cannabis with 3.1% THC. The drop was even more significant after smoking the higher-potency 7.2% THC cannabis – participants ended up drinking 27% less alcohol than the placebo.” — Sara Braun
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Does Donald Trump want to legalize weed? Here’s where he stands on marijuana legislation
“Over the past few months, Trump has expressed more direct support for the decriminalization of marijuana. During a press conference at Mar-a-Largo on Aug. 8, Trump said that as more states to legalize marijuana, he’s beginning to agree ‘a lot more’ with it. ‘As we legalize it (marijuana) throughout the country, whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing, it’s awfully hard to have people all over the jails that are in jail right now for something that’s legal,’ Trump said during the press conference. In his Truth Social post, Trump expanded, ‘I believe it is time to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for small amounts of marijuana for personal use.’”
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Marijuana Legalization and Crime
The relationship between marijuana legalization and crime rates in the U.S. is complex, but overall, studies have not found evidence that legalizing marijuana increases crime. In some areas, certain types of crime have even decreased.
Key findings from research:
1. No Increase in Violent Crime
- Studies from states like Colorado and Washington (the first to legalize recreational marijuana) show no significant rise in violent crime or property crime after legalization.
- Some areas near the U.S.–Mexico border even saw a decline in violent crime, possibly due to reduced drug trafficking violence.
2. Reduction in Marijuana-Related Arrests
- One clear effect is that arrests for marijuana possession drop sharply, which can significantly reduce overall arrest numbers.
- This frees up police resources for other types of crime.
3. Property Crime Effects Are Mixed
- Some studies found small decreases in property crime, while others found no change.
- Legal dispensaries with security measures may even deter local crime in some neighborhoods.
4. DUIs and Traffic Incidents
- While general crime doesn’t increase, traffic incidents involving marijuana may rise slightly, though the link is debated and varies by state.
Summary:
Legalizing marijuana does not appear to increase overall crime and may even be associated with a decline in certain crimes, especially drug arrests. However, it doesn’t cause a major drop in crime either—most changes are modest and vary by region.
Car Accidents Involving Alcohol
The exact percentages of car accidents involving alcohol (DUI) versus marijuana (THC) vary by state and study, but overall alcohol is far more commonly involved in crashes than marijuana.
Here’s a breakdown based on national U.S. data and research:
Percentage of Car Accidents Involving Alcohol
- According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA):
- About 30% of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. involve alcohol-impaired drivers (BAC ≥ 0.08%).
- That’s about 1 in 3 deadly crashes.
- Alcohol is the leading substance in impaired driving fatalities.
Percentage of Car Accidents Involving Marijuana
- Data varies, but generally:
- 10–15% of drivers in fatal crashes test positive for THC (the active compound in marijuana).
- However, testing positive doesn’t always mean impairment, because THC can remain in the body for days or weeks after use.
Important:
- THC-related impairment is harder to measure than alcohol.
- There is no nationally agreed limit like 0.08% BAC for alcohol.
- Marijuana-involved crashes increased slightly in some states after legalization (e.g. Colorado), but they are still significantly lower than alcohol-related crashes.
Side-by-Side Comparison (Estimates from studies and traffic reports):
Substance
Alcohol
% of Fatal Crashes Involving Substance
~30%
Substance
Marijuana
% of Fatal Crashes Involving Substance
~10–15% (positive test, not always impaired)
Conclusion:
Alcohol is involved in about 2–3 times more fatal crashes than marijuana. While marijuana-impaired driving is a real concern, alcohol remains the dominant factor in impaired driving deaths in the U.S.
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Tobacco, alcohol, processed foods and fossil fuels ‘kill 2.7m a year in Europe’
“In a groundbreaking report, the WHO said powerful industries were driving ill-health and premature death by using ‘misleading’ marketing and interfering in governments’ efforts to prevent killer diseases such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes.”
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Brazil’s Supreme Court decriminalizes possession of marijuana for personal use
“The Supreme Court’s ruling has long been sought by activists and legal scholars in a country where the prison population has become the third largest in the world. Critics of current legislation say users caught with even small amounts of drugs are regularly convicted on trafficking charges and locked up in overcrowded jails, where they are forced to join prison gangs.”
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California reaped $270M from marijuana tax last quarter. Where does $ go?
“So where does all this cannabis tax money go?
As Dallal said, it’s targeted for ‘good things’: State-funded projects like transportation initiatives, libraries, environmental cleanups, drug prevention, schools and universities.”
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Marijuana was supposed to help Thailand. Why is the country planning to ban it again?
“Given the problems and the politics, even the former health minister who led the drive to decriminalize pot has grudgingly pledged his support for undoing that decision. ‘We can’t take a personal attitude towards this,’ Anutin, who has since joined the current government as interior minister, recently told local media. But making cannabis illegal again is unlikely to go down easily.”
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Cannabis Tops Alcohol as Americans’ Daily Drug of Choice
For the first time on record, cannabis has outpaced alcohol as the daily drug of choice for Americans.
In 2022 there were 17.7 million people who reported using cannabis either every day or nearly every day, compared with 14.7 million who reported using alcohol with the same frequency, according to a study, published on Wednesday in the journal Addiction that analyzed data from the U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
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Medical Uses of Cigarette and Alcohol
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