DUID Victim Network
Until this month we felt that fact checking sites were immune to the ignorance and bias evident in media reporting of drugged-driving facts. Our experience with FactCheck.org and their subsidiary SciCheck has proven to us that they too are “drinking the Kool-Aid.”
December 14th SciCheck took AG Jeff Sessions to task for errors he made in a June 22nd private Q&A with interns at the DOJ. Fair enough, Sessions’ statement was flawed, but … READ MORE
The marijuana lobby’s media spokesmen Westword and Merry Jane were quick to laud trauma surgeon Jayson Aydelotte’s August 2017 report from the University of Texas – Austin. The report in the American Journal of Public Health studied fatal vehicle crashes and found that Colorado and Washington fatal crashes were not statistically different from similar states without recreational marijuana.
Although the statistical tools used were proper, readers should avoid inferring too much from the report, … READ MORE
Colorado’s Governor Hickenlooper, known for his “shading of the truth” when it comes to the effects of marijuana commercialization and legalization, is at it again. This time in a video published November 22nd by MicMedia, an internet news feed favored by millennials.
Hickenlooper claimed that there has been no spike in overall marijuana use, even though licensed sales of marijuana more than doubled between 2014 and 2016 (74 tons vs. 168 tons).
He … READ MORE
On our August 29 post, we charged Colorado’s Governor Hickenlooper and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman with cherrypicking data to refute US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ claims that Colorado was in violation of parts of the 2013 Cole Memorandum. This week we sent a letter to AG Sessions critiquing the Hickenlooper/Coffman response.
We pointed out that whereas Sessions was concerned with the results of marijuana legalization in Colorado, Hickenlooper and Coffman responded, in part, with several … READ MORE
Dr. Larry Wolk is Governor Hickenlooper’s appointed Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). A Canadian talk show’s interview with Wolk was reported by Canada’s CBC News on October 23, 2017. If the report is true, Hickenlooper should immediately replace Wolk with someone more responsible. According to the report, Wolk advised Canadians asking about the impact of marijuana legalization in Colorado, “We haven’t experienced any significant … READ MORE
Canadians should hang their heads in shame over the performance of their elected officials as well as bureaucrats in the “Department of Justice” rushing to legalize marijuana nationwide in spite of evidence opposing their efforts.
October 14, 2017, the Department of Justice issued proposed regulations to implement Bill C-46 (See our July 17, 2017 post). The regulations and their accompanying Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement show a dishonest, deceitful Government, determined to ignore even advice it … READ MORE
Dear Governor Scott:
You’ve agreed to support legalization of marijuana only after your concerns are properly addressed. Thank you for that.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions in July issued a warning to Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon, citing their frequent violations of the terms of the Ogden memo that sanctioned states’ violation of federal drug laws by legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. All four governors denied the data presented by Sessions, citing contradictory data to make their point. Cherry-picking data to support one’s position is a common propaganda tool, one the marijuana lobby has used extensively, … READ MORE
Canada plans to legalize the use of recreational marijuana next year, fulfilling a pledge from the elected Liberal government. The government has also pledged to install laws, technology, training and education to protect Canadians from the effects of drug-impaired drivers. The law to improve DUI legislation (OWI in Canada) is Bill C-46, scheduled for committee hearings in September, 2017.
Bill C-46 contains several features that will improve OWI management, including the use of Drug Recognition … READ MORE
Vermont’s legislature sent a recreational marijuana legalization bill to Governor Scott May 18, 2017. Four days later, Scott vetoed the bill, noting concerns with drugged driving and access to marijuana by children. He nevertheless invited the legislature to work with him to craft a version the bill that he could sign. The legislature is scheduled to consider overriding the veto in a special session later in June. The results are uncertain at this time, so … READ MORE