We know that the number of people admitting to using cannabis has doubled in the last twelve years. Some stats via FrankD:
Cannabis use by all Canadians
2004: 12% of Canadians used cannabis more than once over the past year
2004: 45.5% of Canadians said they had smoked pot some time in their lives
2004: 14% of Canadians said they smoked pot some time over the past year
2002: 25% of adult Canadians have tried cannabis some time in life
2002: Approx. 7% of Canadians smoke marijuana recreationally (2.2 million)
1994: 7.4% of Canadians said they smoked pot some time over the past year
We also know that the rate of motor vehicle accidents has gone down over the years. The following graph can be found at the Saskatchewan Government Insurance's web site.
As you can see, the number of motor vehicle accidents and the number of casualties has gone down over the years. Do you have any idea what this means?
It is obvious that more cannabis smokers mean fewer motor vehicle accidents. The reduction in motor vehicle accidents has nothing to do with cracking down on drinking and driving or improved safety features in vehicles. It's because there are more people that admit to smoking cannabis. The reported increase in cannabis smokers certainly has nothing to do with the hard work of cannabis activists like Marc Emery or David Malmo-Levine to reduce the stigma attached to being an admitted pothead. Statistics never, ever lie.
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