BUSTING HIGH DRIVERS WILL HAVE FAR-REACHING EFFECT

Re: 'Prosecuting stoned drivers is a necessity' (Your Letters, Daily
News, June 23).

Being "stoned" on marijuana does not automatically make someone a
danger on the highway.

Marijuana use has not been found to be a cause of highway collisions.
On-road driving studies funded by the U.S. Department of
Transportation proved that marijuana smokers were safer drivers than
teetotalers.

Other than hysterics from drug crusaders, there is no evidence that
marijuana use is increasing the number of highway fatalities.
Marijuana smokers tend to drive more slowly, more politely and more
safely than others. This is a plus on the highways where aggressive
drivers cause fatal accidents.

Will "drugged" drivers who pass an "impairment test" still be charged
with a crime? It's worth noting that people with morphine pumps
(indicating total addiction) have no restrictions placed on their
driving. Will this new law change that?

Drug crusaders have never adhered to truth, logic and facts, so why
expect any wisdom from the people who have destroyed whole countries
for their insane drug policies.

Ralph Givens, Daly City, Calif.