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State report examines marijuana-positive drivers in deadly crashes

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 10/30/2015 - 00:22

OLYMPIA, Wash.— When recreational marijuana became legal in the state, some feared there would be more people driving high and causing deadly crashes. A new report from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission says some of those fears may have been justified.

This is the first time the state has looked at how pot has impacted traffic safety in this detail. It looks at how many marijuana-positive drivers were involved in deadly crashes.

Staci Hoff, research director for the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, says for the first time the state has data that differentiates drivers who had residual marijuana in their system versus active levels of THC.

The trend they’ve seen is the level of residual marijuana, called carboxy, may have remained stable over the years since 2010, but THC, the recent-use indicator, saw an increase.

“Which is saying that people aren't waiting after using, they're using and then driving,” said...

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