surrounding states, you know, iowa, kentucky david: oh, my gosh, actually, we have a graphic it s a great solution. david: have it melt away into the adjoining states. he leaves carveouts named for rahm emanuel. [laughter] i think he envisions a country where he could be anyway, great column. david: our sympathies, by the way, to the taxpayers in illinois. they are suffering. dan? a hit for march i mary ja, also known as marijuana. the highway lost data institute has been looking into it, and they have studied the states of washington, colorado and oregon where marijuana has been legalized to see what the collision rates look like. well, they ve gone up about 3% compared to states without marijuana. so i think the lesson here is high on the highway, david, does not work. david: yeah. intoxication, no matter how you cut it, doesn t work when you re driving. that s it for this week s show.
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