<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Driving While Stoned,&nbsp;Ctd]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A reader writes:</p> <blockquote> <p> Just reading your <a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2013/01/the-freedom-to-smoke-pot.html" target="_self">response</a> to Frum&#39;s&#0160;<a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/12/marijuana-alcohol-cars-and-guns-frums-response.html" target="_self">scaremongering</a>&#0160;on legalized weed. &#0160;When it comes to driving while high, I completely agree that there needs to be legal enforcement in place similar to drunk driving. &#0160;I don&#39;t want anyone on the road to be inebriated in any way. &#0160;But I&#39;m willing to bet that the threat of hordes of stoned drivers as a result of legalization is misplaced. &#0160;People drive drunk because they&#39;re out for drinks and need to get home. &#0160;The majority of those who get caught DUI likely aren&#39;t plastered. &#0160;Sometimes they probably just don&#39;t want to pay for a cab and don&#39;t want the hassle of coming back to get their car the next day or whatever, so they decide to run the gauntlet and get caught. And good, because I don&#39;t want drunk drivers on the road. &#0160;</p> </blockquote>]]></html></oembed>