Actually it has seemed like this is the primary point most of these stories have been making for a while.
"The percentage of young drivers is inversely related to the availability of the Internet, Mr. Sivak’s research has found. Why spend an hour driving to work when you could take the bus or train and be online?"
(from the article)
A more complex but potentially fairer variation of this idea is to create an ecosystem where each sender posts a bond when delivering a message to an unknown recipient. If the recipient finds the message abusive/spammy, they could flag it as such and claim the bond, otherwise the message is received without a cost to the sender.
Seems to indicate that THC stops inflammation of blood vessels by suppressing the immune system's response. Also seems that oral delivery was used vs. smoking.
"The percentage of young drivers is inversely related to the availability of the Internet, Mr. Sivak’s research has found. Why spend an hour driving to work when you could take the bus or train and be online?" (from the article)
"...[A]lmost everything about digital media and technology makes cars less desirable or useful and public transportation a lot more relevant." [from May 2010, http://adage.com/article/digital/digital-revolution-driving-...]