Derek Rosenzweig

Philadelphia, PA

http://www.phillynorml.org

Derek recruited John to sign the petition | 6 months ago

Mayor Michael Nutter: Protect Philly, Don’t Make Police Immigration Agents with PARS
Derek signed the petition | 6 months ago

Mayor Michael Nutter: Protect Philly, Don’t Make Police Immigration Agents with PARS
Derek signed the petition | 9 months ago

Urge Gov. Tom Corbett to Veto SB 1006 - The Religious Sacrament Prohibition Act
Derek signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

Demand PETA, ASPCA, et alii to Address Police Killing Family Pets in Raids
Derek signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

Don’t Let the DEA Ban Recommending Medical Marijuana for Veterans
Derek signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

Stop Walmart from Firing Cancer Patients for Using Medical Marijuana
Derek signed the petition | almost 2 years ago

Demand CBS Reverse Decision Declaring Pro-Marijuana Ad “Too Political”
Derek commented on the article | over 2 years ago

Pot and the Safe Driving Myth

You're absolutely right. Inexperienced stoners should not be driving, but someone who is able to handle themselves on it should not be prohibited.
Derek commented on the article | over 2 years ago

Pot and the Safe Driving Myth

The second article you linked to does not prove that marijuana was the cause of the accident. He says he was up into the early hours of the morning using it, but that wouldn't affect him at 7AM if he stopped using it by even 3AM. If he was up all night smoking pot and then immediately jumped behind the wheel, he's a reckless individual, especially if he didn't get enough sleep. That is certainly something which could have contributed. I wonder if that was brought up at all in the trial.

I'm just saying, even though at times things like this do happen, you have to be very careful not to blow things out of proportion.

What is needed, and what's been needed for a long time, is a reliable way to determine somebody's level of 'highness' during a traffic stop. Levels of THC in the blood can vary significantly depending on what was smoked and when it was smoked; and the person's response (ie how high/stoned they get) depends on the size of the person, their experience with marijuana, how often they smoke, their tolerance, etc.

Just saying that this is a really complicated topic, that we should realize that these are the exception and not the rule, and that these possibly-marijuana-caused accidents could have both happened if the person had never smoked marijuana.
Derek signed the petition | almost 3 years ago

Stop Marijuana Arrests