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Is there a transcript anywhere?I'll stand by MY statement of what the associate ME Dr. Bao said.
I am quite certain he only adjusted his view from no effect to possibly some effect.
Which is, as we can all tell, different from "the amount of THC in TM's blood *was* enough to impair his function"
Those are tow separate things for many people--"getting into a fight" and having an effect.I've heard people making claims "I've never known someone on pot (I'm assuming they mean THC levels in the bloodstream, correct me if I'm wrong) get in a fight". I'll simple say this, if you believe THC has no effect on the physiology of the human body and especially the brain, you've taken too many drugs. (-;
Seems as though a drug could have some effect other than making someone belligerent.
:shrug:
All the same, the pop-culture portrayal of pot doesn't include an increase in violent behavior. I suspect that the jury will not view pot as something which would make TM more likely to engage in violent behavior.
Now if TM was on amphetamines or alcohol, then I think that the jury would expect that those drugs would render a user more belligerent.
CNN.com - Transcripts
WEST: At your deposition last November, you acknowledged that Trayvon Martin had the active ingredient of marijuana THC in his ingredient?
BAO: Yes.
WEST: 1.5 nanograms per milliliter?
BAO: Yes.
WEST: And it was your opinion that level of marijuana would have no physical or mental emotional effect?
BAO: Yes.
WEST: That was your testimony in November?
BAO: Yes.
WEST: When you prepared your notes for your testimony today one of your notes indicates that since last November you've changed your mind on that subject?
BAO: Changed my opinion.
WEST: Changed your opinion.
BAO: Today's the fact, opinion, you cannot use terms, story or mind. I changed my opinion.
WEST: Last fall --
(CROSSTALK)
BAO: I have a right to change. Everybody change. I can change every hour. I don't see any problem.
WEST: Last fall, your opinion was the level of marijuana would have no physical or mental effect, correct?
BAO: Yes, at that time.
WEST: Now your opinion is it would indeed have at least some mental effect?
BAO: Could be. I said could be
imho, saying that the THC could have had an effect different than saying that the THC did have an effect. To me, it implies that the level was so low that it was on the borderline of being able to have an effect.
But that's me. ymmv.
so w/e