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Study shows that smoking marijuana increases accident risk
Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia found that people, who smoke marijuana before they get behind the wheel, are twice as likely to be involved in a car accident.
The researchers analyzed data from nine studies of 50,000 people in order to determine of marijuana use impaired their ability to drive. After examining accident reports and blood tests results, the researchers concluded that marijuana presented an elevated risk of a collision. The study showed that the risks increased for users over the age of thirty five. They also found that using marijuana three hours before driving doubles the risk of a traffic accident.
The results of the study were published in the February 9th edition of the “British Medical Journal.” The authors said, “Despite being regulated in in many jurisdiction cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance in the world.” The study suggests, “that cannabis impairs performance of the cognitive and motor tasks necessary for safe driving, increasing the risk of collision.”
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