From: [j--a--m] at [clark.net] (Juan Molinari)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs,alt.activism,alt.hemp,alt.drugs
Subject: Re: What is D.A.R.E.
Date: 31 Jan 1994 21:14:33 -0500

[m--a] at [cbnewse.cb.att.com] (mark.e.anderson) writes:
>>	Fact: Both the Washington DMV and the California Highway Patrol
>>have done studies which show that cannabis does not impair driving.  In
>This suprises me.  I would be interested in the method used for testing.  The
>fact that the CHP even attempted to do testing like this is suprising.  The
>results even more so.

	Many, MANY studies have been done on this very topic, usually
as a relative measurement of impairment in comparison with alcohol
(do a search for Moscowitz, et al, on your cdroms).

	What they usually find is that:
	A) Alcohol impairs driving
	B) Marihuana alone does not impair driving nearly as
		much as alcohol, but it is not "harmless".
	C) The combined effects of alcohol and marihuana are 
		*greater than the sum of the parts*. (They measured
		this both qualitatively and quantitatively).

		(remember, these were ONLY DUI studies)

	I can name 5 or 6 primary sources if anybody is interested
in the subject matter (they are all, however, pretty old).

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