COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Sergeant Patrick Rice with the Colorado State Patrol says although the state has made serious progress when it comes to detecting and enforcing driving under the influence of marijuana they still have a long way to go. “We still have a long way to go as you can see on […]
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As pot usage surges, sensible regulation is lagging behind Cannabis-related traffic fatalities are a threat to public safety. Governments need to get serious. Marijuana legalization is killing a lot of people. Not slowly — though some studies suggest that it may be doing that, too — but quickly, in car crashes. It’s one more symptom of the
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Cannabis and Driving in Older Adults Question: What is the association between retail cannabis available to the consumer, driving, and associated blood tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in people over 65 years of age? Findings: In this cohort study, 31 regular users of cannabis aged 65 to 79 years chose on average high potency (18.74% THC) THC-dominant
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A study by McLean Hospital’s Mary Kathryn Dahlgren, PhD, Staci Gruber, PhD, and their team from McLean’s Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core and the Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program, has found that recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when users are not intoxicated by marijuana. Published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal, the study “Recreational Cannabis Use
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Cannabis-Involved Traffic Injury Emergency Department Visits After Cannabis Legalization and Commercialization JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(9):e2331551. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.31551 Key Points Question Have cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency department visits changed after cannabis legalization and the subsequent commercialization of the cannabis retail market (ie, store and product expansion) in Ontario, Canada? Findings In this cross-sectional study capturing 426 cannabis-involved traffic injury emergency
Subtle but pervasive changes can occur between uses. Understanding THC’s interaction with the brain’s important natural cannabinoid chemistry and physiology will now make sense of the impact that overly frequent cannabis use has on the brain and mental functioning. Because THC stimulates our brain’s natural cannabinoid receptors (CB1) far more strongly and longer than the
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Anyone claiming they’re “fine to drive” after a couple of beers may think again after seeing the results of a scary test in Japan. We’ve all heard it: “I’m fine, mate”, “It’s only 10 minutes away”, “I’m not coming back for my car tomorrow”. But anyone claiming they’re “fine to drive” after a quiet couple
Channel 7 released news on State governments Cannabis and Driving Trials…“It is currently illegal for residents to drive while under the influence of THC, the main psychoactive chemical in marijuana. Victorian medicinal cannabis users will be put through a closed-track trial to see when it’s safe for them to get behind the wheel. The 18-month trial will look
Drinking and driving continue to be a serious problem, but it has been eclipsed by drugging and driving – such is the power of ‘education’. Education against drink driving and education for ‘normalising’ drug use. View PDF
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Acusensus, best known for its mobile phone detection cameras, is developing cameras that can detect drug and alcohol-affected drivers. It says it plans to roll these out in Australia and overseas. The Melbourne company is working with the Federal Office of Road Safety and Griffith University to develop AI-based technology that will measure the driver’s
