To the editor: I am not against recreational marijuana use, but I voted against Proposition 64 in 2016, which legalized recreational marijuana use in California. I felt that the problem of impaired driving caused by THC, the main psychoactive component of cannabis, had not been addressed.
Fast forward to now, and a bill passed by the state Legislature could pave the way for cannabis cafes, just like in Amsterdam.
In the Netherlands, having any level of THC in your blood while driving is a crime. California does not have a similar legal rule. I understand that there are problems correlating blood THC levels with actual impairment, and that each person metabolizes THC differently, but we need to set some standards.
It's also possible that sensitive people might feel a kind of euphoria from breathing secondhand smoke in such an environment. It also seems unlikely that every consumer at a cannabis café would call a taxi or ride-sharing service to get home.
Surely our legislators see a problem in this. I do.
Kathy W. Smith, Torrance
