Bill Nye Urges Us To Pay Attention To The Science of Pot
The science guy is back, and he is not playing around this time. On Bill Nye’s new Netflix show, Bill Nye Saves the World, the scientist hits complex subjects like climate change and the sexual spectrum — even marijuana!
In his episode about weed, released at the end of December, Nye buys bud from a dispensary in Los Angeles, talks to stoner-movie director Kevin Smith about getting high with Seth Rogen, and learns about the advanced medical cannabis research happening in Israel.
“If you want to smoke marijuana you should be able to smoke it. We should have the same controls that we have on other substances,” Bill said to Rolling Stone. “I don’t want to be on an airplane with a bunch of people smoking weed, in the same way that I don’t want to be on an airplane with a bunch of people smoking cigarettes. I enjoy a martini as much as the next guy – maybe more – but then I don’t operate a motor vehicle after having a martini.”
He continued, “Scientific study is of great value, and I think marijuana is worthy of scientific study. Nobody is quite sure how it works. That right there is a chin-stroker. So to give you an example. Commercial pilots are allowed to fly eight hours after their last glass of wine. If you test people the following morning for alcohol, it’s not present. It is metabolized. But cannabis derivatives stay in your system for a few weeks. So whatever effect they’re having, it’s reasonable that it persists for a couple weeks. Is that important, or not? I’d kind of like to know. Perhaps it’s of great benefit and gives pilots better judgment. I don’t know.”