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Recent Study Reveals the Harms of Legalization of Marijuana in Illinois And the US
11/16/2023
Pregnancy, car crashes, Children, pediatrics, Delta-8, Delta-8 Children
Review of the public health risks of widespread cannabis use
04/08/2018

1. Legalizing cannabis has been shown to increase the rates of motor vehicle accidents.
2. Cannabis use is a risk factor for mental illness.
3. Inhaled Cannabis use is a risk factor for respiratory infections.
4. Cannabis use increases the rate of vascular disease. Cannabis is the third most often identified drug of abuse
5. Cannabis use during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of adverse birth outcomes
6. Legalization of cannabis has been shown to increase cannabis exposure in the pediatric population.
7. Heavy cannabis use is associated with diminished lifetime achievements.
Doctors must educate the public about the potential harm cannabis causes with heavy, and possibly moderate, widespread use just as they do about the dangers of tobacco use. Tobacco use has declined in the United States in large part because of the knowledge the public now holds about its adverse effects, as opposed to legislative action.


Pregnancy, car crashes, mental health, pediatrics, Long-term, Doctors, Research, second hand smoke, smoking
U.S. pedestrian deaths remained high in 2017, highway safety group estimates
03/03/2018

Kara Macek, spokeswoman for the GHSA, said the organization could point to several possible factors in the high level of fatalities: increased exposure to danger as more drivers hit the road and more people move to urbanized areas, an uptick in distracted driving from cellphone use, or even an increase in accidents in states that have legalized recreational marijuana use.
The GHSA report noted that in some states that have legalized recreational marijuana — Alaska, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia — pedestrian fatalities went up 16.4 percent in early 2017, while all other states saw a 5.8 percent drop.
“We lack causation data, but can see a correlation,” Macek said. “This is a red flag we need to look at as a country. We don't have a position on marijuana legalization, but we do have a position on getting people home safely.”


car crashes, pedestrians, Governors Highway Safety Association
Rocky Mountain Low: The Downside of Legalized Marijuana
01/10/2018

“Every statistical study has seen an increase in marijuana use,” he said. “There has been an increase in youths going to rehab for addiction to marijuana. There have been increases in car accidents. There has been an increase in fatalities related to marijuana. There has been an increase in workplace incidences related to marijuana and a decrease in productivity. And there has been an increase in robberies.”
“There has been nothing good for Colorado, except for maybe the increased tax revenue. But even then, it is a mixed bag. Many people have moved to Colorado to exploit legalized marijuana — so housing prices have increased. There is more traffic downtown. You can find marijuana dispensaries all over the place, especially in the poorer parts of town. It is becoming part of the state’s subculture,” said Brugger.
The smell of marijuana is ubiquitous in the state now — so much so that there has been a marked increase in complaints to the police about the smell.
For those who own ski resorts, the emergence of marijuana smokers has been troubling, according to Brugger.


NCR, denver, usage, crime, homeless, car crashes, Colorado
2016 Florida Traffic Crash Facts
01/09/2018

Please note that the 2015 crash report included "alcohol-suspected" crash data. In the 2016 crash report, only alcohol confirmed data is used. Hillsborough is #2 in alcohol confirmed fatalities and Orange County is #1. Hillsborough is #1 in alcohol confirmed crashes AND drug confirmed crashes. :-(
Florida
Fatal crashes up 8.74% from 2015
Alcohol confirmed fatalities down 9.25%
Hillsborough
Alcohol confirmed crashes 546
alcohol confirmed injuries 271
alcohol confirmed fatalities 42
Drug confirmed crashes- 60


Florida, car crashes
"Positive" urine testing for Cannabis is associated with increased risk of traffic crashes
01/08/2018

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Although recent Cannabis use is widely reported to be associated with drug-related traffic accidents, the evidence that Cannabis users show an increased risk of being involved in road crashes is still not unequivocally proved. The purpose of the present work is to provide an objective assessment of this hypothesis, by comparing the frequency of occurrence of positive urine analyses in drivers involved in traffic accidents (n = 1406) with that observed in a control population undergoing mandatory urine drug testing (n = 1953). Urine analyses for drugs of abuse were performed by screening immunometric techniques followed by confirmation with UHPLC-QQQ MS, adopting a cut-off concentration for THC-COOH of 15 ng/mL. A case was classified as "positive" when a driver admitted to hospital for road traffic injuries showed urine concentrations of THC-COOH higher than the cut-off. All samples showing positive results for any other controlled drug in urine or blood alcohol concentrations >0.5 mg/mL were excluded from the study. Subjects positive to THC-COOH, and negative to all the other tested substances were 116 in Group 1 (8.2%) and 16 in Group 2 (0.8%). Subjects resulting negative to any tested substances were 1290 in Group 1 and 1937 in Group 2. The frequency of THC-COOH detection in the two groups was compared by using the "chi square" test, which resulted = 119.57, i.e. highly significant (P <<< 0.01). The Odds Ratio of the two groups was =10.88, showing a high degree of association between the presence of THC-COOH in urine and the occurrence of traffic accidents (P < 0.0001). The presented data, proving a high degree of association between Cannabis use and the occurrence of traffic accidents with injuries of the driver, support the use of urine testing for Cannabis in the procedures for the issuing of the driving licence, particularly in the case of subjects formerly or presently using Cannabis. This finding looks even more relevant in the present times, because of the increasing success of the policies of legalization of Cannabis for medical and non-medical purposes.

 


Research, car crashes, drug testing
Morgan County Sheriff Condemns Legalization After Drug-Toting SUV Crashes Into Semi
12/22/2017

“Legalization will NOT stop the crimes committed by users who have no jobs to support their habits and prey upon you and I to get that money for their hit/fix.”
And while marijuana may very well have medicinal purposes, it’s not just the drug that makes our controlled substances dangerous and a significant crime and socio-economic issue in our country. The people involved in the illegal operations where drugs (including marijuana) are grown/produced, trafficked and transported, distributed to the TENS of THOUSANDS of dealers and MILLIONS of customers, are NOT good people! THOUSANDS of people are viciously murdered in Mexico every year as organizations vie for control over the markets and territory. 


denver, Colorado, legalization, car crashes, crime
Another View: Side effect? Legalized pot corelating with more traffic deaths
09/03/2017

The Post reported a 40 percent increase in the number of all drivers, impaired or otherwise, involved in fatal crashes in Colorado between 2013 and 2016. That’s why the Colorado State Patrol posts fatality numbers on electronic signs over the highways.
“Increasingly potent levels of marijuana were found in positive-testing drivers who died in crashes in Front Range counties, according to coroner data since 2013 compiled by The Denver Post. Nearly a dozen in 2016 had levels five times the amount allowed by law, and one was at 22 times the limit. Levels were not as elevated in earlier years,” The Post explained.
All drivers in marijuana-related crashes who survived last year tested at levels indicating use within a few hours of the tests.
The Post found fatal crashes involving drivers under the influence of alcohol grew 17 percent from 2013 to 2015. Figures for 2016 were not available. Drivers testing positive for pot during that span grew by 145 percent, and “prevalence of testing drivers for marijuana use did not change appreciably, federal fatal-crash data show.”


Colorado, Fatalities, car crashes
Exclusive: Traffic fatalities linked to marijuana are up sharply in Colorado. Is legalization to blame?
08/25/2017

The number of drivers involved in fatal crashes in Colorado who tested positive for marijuana has risen sharply each year since 2013, more than doubling in that time, federal and state data show. A Denver Post analysis of the data and coroner reports provides the most comprehensive look yet into whether roads in the state have become more dangerous since the drug’s legalization.


Colorado, car crashes, Fatalities
Driver Arrested for Vehicular Homicide in Crash That Killed Centralia Teen
08/03/2017

“The facts of the accident included Mr. Siegler being the driver of a vehicle while under the influence of marijuana,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a press release. “He subsequently crossed the center lane of travel striking another oncoming vehicle.
Siegler was arrested at his home in rural Rochester and booked into the Thurston County Jail.
Siegler referenced the crash and apparent remorse in a June 30 post on his Facebook page, saying he wanted to pay his respects and that “she deserved better than what happened.”
“I swear I'll live my life for you and your family,” he wrote. “I owe it to you. I'm so sorry. I hope to see you one day in heaven, no matter how much I don't deserve it right now, I just hope you can forgive me. I'm sorry in a way I could never describe. I may not have known you. But I love you and all that you've taught me in this short amount of time.”


Oregon, car crashes, Fatalities
Drugged driving crashes surging across Michigan
07/26/2017

Drug users now cause almost as many traffic deaths in Michigan as drunken drivers, a trend police blame on prescription drugs, the opioid epidemic and the easy availability of marijuana, medical and otherwise.
Over the past decade, fatal drunken-driving crashes across the state are down 36%, while those caused by people impaired by drugs have risen 263%.


Michigan, Fatalities, car crashes
Nashua man charged with DUI after rollover
05/07/2017

Couture blamed "black ice" despite the nearly 50 degree weather at the time, according to the release. Police said the traveled portions of Pelham roads were clear of snow and ice. Couture admitted to smoking marijuana before driving and performed field sobriety tests. 

 


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Olympic View victims had marijuana in systems
12/01/2016

Both of the boys who died in a horrific crash on Olympic View Drive in Edmonds over the summer had THC, the ingredient in marijuana responsible for most of its psychological effects, in their bodies.


Washington, car crashes, Fatalities
The AAA Position: Marijuana’s Effect on Driving
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.


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Driver high on marijuana when he killed Portland cyclist will get 6 years in prison
09/15/2016
Portland, Fatalities, car crashes
Feds fund $35,000 giant joint billboard in Downtown Denver to combat pot-impaired driving
08/04/2016
denver, Feds, Colorado, car crashes
Driver in crash that killed state trooper charged with manslaughter
05/22/2016

The driver involved in the crash that killed a Massachusetts state trooper in March had visited a medical marijuana dispensary and had a half-burnt marijuana cigarette in his car, authorities said Wednesday.


car crashes, medcine, Fatalities
Stoned Drivers Are Killing More and More Innocent Victims
05/14/2016

Fatal driving accidents have risen 122 percent between 2010 and 2014, according to the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission.

The science is clear and unambiguous—pot is a dangerous substance. It is not like alcohol at all. There is a reason it is classified as a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance, right along with heroin, LSD, and ecstasy. The American Medical Association, the American Lung Association, and other reputable doctors and scientists all reject legalization.


drugged driving, driving, car crashes, Washington, Colorado, Fatalities
Impaired Driving And Cannabis
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, Washington, driving, car crashes, Colorado, Impairment
Fatal Road Crashes Involving Marijuana Double After State Legalizes Drug
05/10/2016

The percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes who recently used marijuana more than doubled from eight to 17 percent between 2013 and 2014.
One in six drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2014 had recently used marijuana, which is the most recent data available.
“The significant increase in fatal crashes involving marijuana is alarming,” said Peter Kissinger, President and CEO of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. “Washington serves as an eye-opening case study for what other states may experience with road safety after legalizing the drug.”


car crashes, Fatalities, Washington
Wellington teen's death sparks new marijuana legislation
03/14/2016

Naomi Pomerance loved music and dance. And judging by the 500 people who turned out for her funeral, the 16-year-old Wellington girl was herself much beloved.
Naomi was killed March 28 when the Honda Rukus scooter on which she was a passenger ran a red light and T-boned a Toyota 4Runner, according to a police report.


Florida, Fatalities, car crashes
Day crash in Key Biscayne that killed woman
02/11/2016

Medina's back seat passenger, Daniela Benavides San Miguel, 18, was killed in the crash. Benavides San Miguel had graduated from Gulliver Preparatory last spring and was a freshman at Pepperdine University in California.
A passenger in the front seat, Mathew Saldana, 17, was injured in the crash. Medina and Saldana were taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center with head injuries.
According to a court document, toxicology reports showed that Medina tested positive for marijuana.


Fatalities, car crashes, Florida
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation says traffic deaths rose by 10 percent last year to 545, the highest total since 2008.
01/20/2016

DENVER — The Colorado Department of Transportation says traffic deaths rose by 10 percent last year to 545, the highest total since 2008.
 
#NoCoincidence  


car crashes, Fatalities, Colorado
More Washington Drivers Use Pot And Drive; Effect On Safety Disputed
12/18/2015

Analysis of Impaired Drivers - Three years ago, about 19 percent of the samples contained THC, the key ingredient in pot. This year, that percentage is up to 33 percent.  


Washington, driving, Fatalities, car crashes
What you should know about marijuana legalization | Your Legal Corner
12/03/2015

According to Kevin Merill, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officer in charge in Denver, "more and more criminals are moving to Colorado to exploit our drug laws, sell marijuana through the U.S. and line their pockets with drug money."
The Colorado experience is certainly troubling and has not been the panacea purported by legalization advocates.
In 2010, medical marijuana was legalized in Colorado.  In 2012, it legalized marijuana and in 2014 retail businesses began selling it to anyone 21 years or older. The consequences? In 2014, there was a 32 percent increase in marijuana related traffic deaths and since 2010 the number has increased by 92 percent. 


Colorado, car crashes, legalization, Fatalities
Governors Highway Safety Association
09/30/2015

“Every state must take steps to reduce drug-impaired driving, regardless of the legal status of marijuana,” said Jonathan Adkins, Executive Director of GHSA. “This is the first report to provide states and other stakeholders with the information they need. And we encourage NHTSA to issue guidance on best practices to prevent marijuana-impaired driving. We look to the federal government to take a leadership role in this issue similar to that of drunk driving and seat belt use.”


car crashes, Report, GHSA
Drug use now rivals drunk driving as cause of fatal car crashes, study says
09/30/2015

quadrupling in the use of prescription drugs since 1999, and legalization of marijuana use in some states are cited among the reasons drug use has become an increasing threat to roadway safety, according to a report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association, an organization of state highway safety officers.


car crashes, Fatalities
“Legalized marijuana certainly no panacea ”
09/27/2015

The impact of those changes can be seen not just in marijuana sales, but also in lives lost and harmed. In 2014, the report notes, there was a 32 percent increase in marijuana-related traffic deaths in Colorado compared with 2013. Marijuana-related traffic deaths increased 92 percent from 2010 to 2014.
In contrast, the increase in all traffic deaths during that time period was just 8 percent. Had it not been for marijuana-related traffic deaths, the state would have experienced adecline in traffic fatalities.
There's reason to think this problem won't go away soon. According to the report, an estimated 485,000 Colorado adults regularly use marijuana. Adults who consume marijuana almost daily make up the top 21.8 percent of that population — but they account for 66.9 percent of the demand for marijuana.


Colorado, Fatalities, car crashes, usage
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
09/24/2015

Olympia, WA – Newly released data from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) shows that marijuana is increasing as a factor in deadly crashes. The number of drivers involved in deadly crashes who tested positive for marijuana increased 48 percent from 2013 to 2014. 
“This study is a step towards answering the myriad of questions we have about the impact of legalized marijuana on driving.


Washington, car crashes, driving
Troopers: Driver in fatal crash had marijuana in system
08/31/2015

"According to Ohio Revised Code, the per se limit for marijuana in Ohio is 50 nanograms per milliliter of blood. Young’s test came back at 112.90 nanograms per milliliter, the patrol said."  


car crashes, Fatalities, Ohio
Data released Tuesday indicate that the number of Washington drivers involved in deadly crashes who tested positive for active marijuana doubled from 2013 to 2014 - the first year of legal marijuana sales in the state.
08/21/2015

Data released Tuesday indicate that the number of Washington drivers involved in deadly crashes who tested positive for active marijuana doubled from 2013 to 2014 - the first year of legal marijuana sales in the state.


car crashes, Fatalities, Washington
Emphasis patrols to target DUI problem areas through Labor Day
08/21/2015

“We have seen marijuana involvement in fatal crashes remain steady over the years, and then it just spiked in 2014,” said Dr. Staci Hoff, WTSC Data and Research Director.
From 2010-2014, nearly 60 percent of drivers involved in fatal collisions were tested for drugs. Among these tested drivers, approximately 20 percent (349 drivers) were positive for marijuana.
From 2008 through 2014, more than 1,100 people died in impaired collisions in Washington. Impaired driving is involved in nearly half of all traffic deaths and more than 20 percent of serious injury collisions. The highest percentage of these deaths occurs during the summer months.


car crashes, DUI, Fatalities, Washington
Stoned Driving Nearly Doubles the Risk of a Fatal Crash
08/09/2015

People who drive within three hours of smoking marijuana are at nearly twice the risk of being in an accident that leads to serious injury or death, compared with sober drivers, according to a new review of the research.
While driving stoned is clearly risky — and combining marijuana with alcohol is even more dangerous — drunk driving remains a bigger hazard on the road. Driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 — the legal limit — nearly triples the risk of crashing; a blood alcohol concentration of .10 almost quintuples it. Although drunk driving deaths have dropped by more than half since 1982, they still represent about one-third of all auto fatalities and kill about 11,000 people annually.


car crashes, Fatalities
Reckless homicide charges filed in Kokomo crash that killed two sisters
08/05/2015

Police said Johnson initially claimed he wasn't the driver of the vehicle, but eventually admitted both to driving and to using marijuana and alcohol prior to the crash.


car crashes, Fatalities
Teen driver admits to smoking marijuana before crash killing 3
07/30/2015

Prosecutors said McKay, 17, was going 75 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone at 3 a.m. on Sunday when he lost control of his car killing Luther Wiggins-Stoudemire, 18, Kassidy Clark, 16,  and Jenna Farley, 14.
Prosecutors also said McKay admitted smoking marijuana a little more than an hour before the crash.


Teen, car crashes, Fatalities
Out-of-county prosecutor to handle Rayborn crash case
07/27/2015

Party goers saw the driver, who had a learner’s permit, drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana at the house late into the night before, said a search warrant issued to gather evidence as part of an investigation into possible charges of DUI manslaughter, possession of marijuana, possession of alcohol under 21 years old and possession of drug paraphernalia.


Teen, car crashes, Fatalities
A Bristol man involved in a three-vehicle crash Monday, July 27, on S.R. 15 was found with prescription drugs and more than 80 grams of marijuana in the vehicle he was driving.
07/13/2015

Typical "medical" pot user and drug dealer.


car crashes
Six Ways Science Says Marijuana May Hurt Your Health
06/27/2015
Danger, science, car crashes 2, Brain, addiction, heart, car crashes
Official: Cannabis use impairs driving as much as alcohol says first of its kind study while drug's legality continues to spread
06/24/2015

A National Institute on Drug Abuse study tasked stoned participants with driving a highly sophisticated driving simulator.
 
Researchers found that after their blood levels of THC reached a certain point, the drivers weaved similarly to a driver with a BAC of .08
 
The study also found that combining cannabis and alcohol decreased motor skills even more than just one or the other 


car crashes, alcohol, impaired
Study analyzes how much pot impairs drivers
06/23/2015

"But what we've found out is that as alcohol-impaired driving is going down, drug-impaired driving is going up." 

  • THC moves more rapidly than alcohol out of the bloodstream and into the body, making it harder to detect accurately with a blood test.

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Driver strikes six pedestrians, killing one in Vallejo
06/19/2015

Lt. Kevin Bartlett of the Vallejo Police Department said that marijuana was found in the car and that the driver was at a medical marijuana dispensary in town prior to the crash. While Bartlett said that it’s not certain whether that played a role in the collision, it is being looked at, among other things.


car crashes, pedestrians, car crashes 2
Nearly 70 per cent of cannabis users report driving under influence: research
06/09/2015

He said users' attitudes conflicted with established scientific evidence, showing cannabis increased the risk of motor vehicle crashes by up to 300 per cent.


Australia, car crashes 2, car crashes
Brother charged with reckless homicide in Stevenson crash
05/12/2015

Pedro Moreno, 25, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence in the crash about 5:35 a.m. Wednesday at the Loomis ramp on northbound Interstate 55. Killed was his brother, Enrique Moreno, 28, who lived with Pedro Moreno


Colorado, homicide, Fatalities, car crashes
$55,000 cash bond imposed in unborn child's death
05/08/2015

 Russell admitted he had smoked marijuana at lunch and again as he drove to pick up his children in Brodhead, the criminal complaint indicates.“All I did was smoke a bowl of marijuana. It's not like I am high,” Russell is quoted as saying in the criminal complaint.“The defendant did not seem to understand that smoking marijuana and driving were illegal,” the complaint states


impaired, Death, Fatalities, car crashes
Hinesburg Police Report on Fatal Crash
04/26/2015

30 nano grams 


Vermont, car crashes, Fatalities
Police: Teen driver who struck, killed Broomfield HS student Chad Britton was high at time of accident
03/17/2015

A teen accused of killing 16-year-old Broomfield High School student Chad Britton in a November car accident near the school was driving under the influence of marijuana, according to police.
He got behind the wheel of his car after smoking weed, even though a friend tried to persuade him not to drive, police officers testified at a preliminary hearing Tuesday.
The 17-year-old driver, who authorities have not identified because he is a minor, is accused of killing Britton by hitting him with the car. The teen is suspected of smoking marijuana before the crash, and had only had his drivers license for six days, police testified.


Teen, car crashes 2, car crashes, Fatalities
Drugged driving poses greater highway danger
03/01/2015
car crashes 2, Fatalities, PA, car crashes, highways
NYPD detective killed in Sprain Brook Parkway crash with wrong-way driver who had marijuana in car and may have been drinking: police sources
02/27/2015

Marijuana was found in Moreano’s car and investigators believe booze contributed to the crash, according to a police source.


car crashes, Fatalities, NY
Pot and pills the new choice for intoxicated drivers
02/26/2015
car crashes 2, impaired, Fatalities, pills, car crashes
We Save Lives- Drugged Driving
02/21/2015
car crashes 2, car crashes
Pot, alcohol found at scene of fatal teen wreck
02/15/2015

#no2pot


Teens, Fatalities, car crashes, Florida, impaired, alcohol
Johns Island crash victim frustrated after man suspected of driving after smoking marijuana avoids jail
02/12/2015
South Carolina, car crashes
Thousands in marijuana seized following chase, crash
02/11/2015

#no2pot


news article, car crashes, Colorado-0, Kansas
Police: Crash leads to discovery of hash oil and marijuana
02/10/2015

#no2pot


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Driver in deadly crash faces manslaughter, marijuana DUI charges
02/10/2015
Fatalities, car crashes, news article, Alabama
40 pounds of marijuana seized after 2-vehicle crash near Wheatland
02/05/2015
car crashes, Wyoming, news article
2014 Florida Traffic Crash Report
01/01/2015
Florida, car crashes
Police: Both Drivers In Double Fatal Crash Were High
12/03/2014
Colorado-0, denver, car crashes, Fatalities
Brad King: Do not let the ‘Colorado Calamity’ spread to Florida
10/18/2014
Colorado, OpEd, Amendment 2, crime, youth, emergency room, highways, car crashes, Fatalities
Easing of marijuana laws worries road safety advocates
09/25/2014
nationally, highways, safety, car crashes
I-Team: Driver in fatal hit-and-run smoked marijuana
07/30/2014
Fatalities, car crashes
Trends in fatal motor vehicle crashes before and after marijuana commercialization in Colorado
07/07/2014
Colorado-0, car crashes, Fatalities
More Colorado drivers in fatal car crashes testing positive for marijuana
05/27/2014
Colorado-0, car crashes, Fatalities
Palm Bay man charged in pedestrian death
05/16/2014

A blood sample was taken from Asker after a police investigator detected marijuana impairment.


Impairment, Death, DUI, pedestrians, Fatalities, car crashes
Pot-related fatalities up
03/11/2014
Drugged Driving- over 1/2 deaths are marijuana related
  • Drugged driving kills an average of two people per week in Colorado. That’s more than four times the number of deaths of Columbine and Century Theater combined.
  • One half of those deaths are caused by marijuana use.
  • Deaths caused by drugged driving are increasing at the same time overall traffic deaths are decreasing. The most rapidly increasing cause of drugged driving deaths is marijuana use.
  • Fatalities caused by drivers who tested positive for marijuana increased 26 percent.

Fatalities, car crashes 2, car crashes, Colorado
Pot Fuels Surge in Drugged Driving Deaths
02/15/2014
car crashes 2, car crashes, Colorado
Study: Fatal Car Crashes Involving Marijuana Have Tripled
02/04/2014
car crashes, Studies, Washington, Fatalities
Marijuana and Drugged Driving
06/11/2013

Institute for Behavioral and Health- 
The threat to public safety on the roadways posed by marijuana-impaired driving has been pushed to the top of nation’s agenda by the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington as well as by the legalization of “medical” marijuana in 18 states and the District of Columbia. Marijuana has significant impairing psychological and physiological effects on driving. 


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Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk: systematic review of observational studies and meta-analysis
12/11/2012

Acute cannabis consumption is associated with an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash, especially for fatal collisions. This information could be used as the basis for campaigns against drug impaired driving, developing regional or national policies to control acute drug use while driving, and raising public awareness.


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