Parents Opposed to Pot announces that two advisors from California have joined our advisory board made up of medical and scientific professionals.
Dr. Roneet Lev is the chief of the emergency department at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. She is current president of IEPC, Independent Emergency Physicians Consortium, which represents over 30 emergency departments in California. She served as President of the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In October 2012, she established the San Diego and Imperial County Prescription Drug Abuse Medical Task Force with the goal of reducing deaths and mortality from prescription drugs, using data to drive change Continue reading Parents Opposed to Pot Names Two New Advisors→
Driver, allegedly high on marijuana, killed father of four
Joseph Bresnyan, a 40-year-old father of four, was changing a flat tire along Interstate 80 near Sacramento on May 3. A passing motorist drifted onto the shoulder of the highway, struck him and killed him. California Highway Patrol arrested the other driver on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular homicide. He tested positive for THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.
Californians approved pot legalization last November, but the impaired driver didn’t realize that driving after smoking is dangerous. The public shares much of this ignorance and technology has not caught up with policy. Law enforcement is scrambling to find good ways to test for and control stoned Continue reading Time to Get Mad against Stoned Driving→
