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The AAA Position: Marijuana’s Effect on Driving [1] 10/07/2016 |
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety analyzed cannabis use by drivers in one of those states, Washington, and found that the proportion of drivers involved in fatal crashes who had recently used marijuana more than doubled after Washington legalized the drug for recreational use. In addition, there’s currently no easy way to test whether a driver is impaired by marijuana: Unlike alcohol, it can’t be determined by breath or blood tests. AAA [2], postition statement [3], statement [4], driving [5], drugged driving [6], Impairment [7], car crashes [8], Fatalities [9], drug testing [10] |
Impaired Driving And Cannabis [11] 05/10/2016 |
Fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana doubled in Washington after the state legalized the drug. Washington was one of the first two states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and these findings serve as an eye-opening case study for what other states may experience with road safety after legalizing the drug. AAA [2], Washington [12], driving [5], car crashes [8], Colorado [13], Impairment [7] |
Impacts of Alcohol and Marijuana on Driving [14] 04/01/2016 |
AAA [2], alcohol [15], driving [5], Impairment [7] |
Alcohol and Cannabis [16] 03/01/2016 |
Alcohol and Cannabis AAA [2], alcohol [15], Metabolism [17], Impairment [7] |
Addressing Driver Impairment Difficult [18] 03/26/2015 |
Colorado-0 [19], car crashes 2 [20], Impairment [7] |
2014 Marijuana Use In Colorado [21] 01/01/2015 |
Colorado [13], usage [22], youth [23], Impairment [7] |
Six Ways Science Says Marijuana May Hurt Your Health [24] 06/29/2014 |
addiction [25], heart [26], car crashes 2 [20], Impairment [7], Death [27], Brain [28] |
Smoking marijuana as a teenager lowers IQ for LIFE, scientists warn [29] 06/07/2014 |
The damaging effects remain even if the person stops smoking the drug Studies [30], Brain [28], youth [23], Impairment [7], memory [31] |
NIDA review summarizes research on marijuana’s negative health effects [32] 06/05/2014 |
The authors review literature showing that marijuana impairs driving, increasing the risk of being involved in a car accident and that these risks are further enhanced when combining marijuana with alcohol. health [33], car crashes 2 [20], Impairment [7], Research [34] |
Palm Bay man charged in pedestrian death [35] 05/16/2014 |
A blood sample was taken from Asker after a police investigator detected marijuana impairment. Impairment [7], Death [27], DUI [36], pedestrians [37], Fatalities [9], car crashes [8] |
Hillsborough DUI - Marijuana Impairment [38] 02/24/2014 |
car crashes 2 [20], Impairment [7], DUI [36] |
Driving Under the Influence, of Marijuana [39] 02/18/2014 |
DUI [36], Impairment [7], alcohol [15] |
Links
[1] http://www.rethinkpot.org/aaa-position-marijuana%E2%80%99s-effect-driving
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/aaa
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/postition-statement
[4] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/statement
[5] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/driving
[6] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/drugged-driving
[7] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/impairment
[8] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/car%2A
[9] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/fatalities
[10] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/drug-testing
[11] http://www.rethinkpot.org/impaired-driving-and-cannabis
[12] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/washington
[13] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/colorado%2A
[14] http://www.rethinkpot.org/impacts-alcohol-and-marijuana-driving
[15] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/alcohol
[16] http://www.rethinkpot.org/alcohol-and-cannabis
[17] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/metabolism
[18] http://www.rethinkpot.org/addressing-driver-impairment-difficult
[19] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/colorado-0
[20] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/car-accident%2A
[21] http://www.rethinkpot.org/2014-marijuana-use-colorado
[22] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/usage
[23] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/youth
[24] http://www.rethinkpot.org/six-ways-science-says-marijuana-may-hurt-your-health
[25] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/addiction
[26] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/heart
[27] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/death
[28] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/brain
[29] http://www.rethinkpot.org/smoking-marijuana-teenager-lowers-iq-life-scientists-warn
[30] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/study
[31] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/memory
[32] http://www.rethinkpot.org/nida-review-summarizes-research-marijuana%E2%80%99s-negative-health-effects
[33] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/health
[34] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/research
[35] http://www.rethinkpot.org/palm-bay-man-charged-pedestrian-death
[36] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/dui
[37] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/pedestrians
[38] http://www.rethinkpot.org/hillsborough-dui-marijuana-impairment
[39] http://www.rethinkpot.org/driving-under-influence-marijuana