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Hey man, don't jive me bout my drivin...

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Feb 2012: all joking aside...Marijuana Use Doubles Risk of Car Crash, Study Says
  • Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance globally and recent statistics have shown a significant increase in use across the world. Rates of driving under influence have also increased, the paper said
The paper
  • Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk includes:
    • Results show that if cannabis is consumed before driving a motor vehicle, the risk of collision is nearly doubled. Previous results have also found that there is also a substantially higher chance of collision if the driver is aged 35 or younger.

      The authors suggest that the consumption of cannabis impairs motor tasks important to safe driving, increasing the chance of collisions and that future reviews should assess less severe collisions from a general driving population.