Reply #26: The unimpeachable, infallible Wikipedia...

[GReedDiamond]

...here's what is right at the top of the article you cite:

"This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (February 2011)"

Also from the article: The Amtrak crew "...tested positive for marijuana" -- which stays in a person's system long after the effects have worn off. Up to months longer. So they may have just smoked, or maybe not. So, cannabis may or may not have been a factor in the crash. If it was a factor, it was but one element of the overall situation which led to the crash. It seems more likely the cause was more attributable to the engineer of the freight locomotive which was hit by the Amtrak train.

In other words, we really don't know to what degree cannabis was THE factor which resulted in tragedy.

Trying to disparage cannabis legalization efforts based on this one incident is disingenuous, at best.

In order not to violate DU rules, I won't say what it is, at worst.

Oh, and one other thing, you declare that "(m)arijuana will never be legal. Live with it and spend your time and energy on something more deserving, like electing Democrats and UN-electing Repukes."

OK, I guess we'll just keep locking up and ruining the lives of millions of otherwise law-abiding, non-violent cannabis users, whether they be medicinal or recreational users, just because you deem legalization efforts not deserving of our time and energy.

Gotcha, thanks for the great advice!