PROTECTIONS ARE NEEDED AGAINST MARIJUANA USERS

Voter approved laws legalizing drugs rely on emotion rather than
sound logic or reasoning.

Those advocating the legal use of marijuana in Arizona ignored the
factual reality of the potential safety hazards to co-workers or
drivers on the highway. Instead of including reasonable enforcement
restrictions on when and where individuals would be allowed to
supposedly utilize the medical benefits of the drug, it is left up to
the individual.

The legalization of marijuana in California has now exposed the
inherent danger to the general public by those I would call potheads.
The California officials have recorded a significant increase in
traffic accidents and deaths since its legalization. There have been
over 1,000 vehicular deaths annually due to drivers being high on
marijuana use. Of course the media tend to ignore this fact because
they actively supported passage of bills legalizing the drug in their
present form.

Maybe we should revise our state law on marijuana use to address the
increased threat before allowing it to be implemented. We need to
revise our law to include a severe penalty for driving under
influence of marijuana such as when charged with a DUI. This would
only be fair for those drivers who do not use marijuana.

I wonder what safety hazards are present in the workplace by
employees high on marijuana. Hopefully this will be documented over time.

William Hadley

Yuma