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The subscription service is currently unavailable. Please try again later.SEATTLE — It’s an alarming trend — more people involved in deadly crashes are testing positive for marijuana.
“We have seen marijuana involvement in fatal crashes remain steady over the years, and then it just spiked in 2014,” said Dr. Staci Hoff, director of the Washington Transportation Safety Commission’s Data and Research department.
“It’s unfortunate that marijuana is playing a bigger role in deadly crashes in Washington,” said Wilma Comenat of MADD, or Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
That’s why the organization, well known for their fight against drinking and driving, is now turning its attention to what they call drugging and driving.
“Your reflexes are slower … your reflexes are not 100%,” Comenat said.
According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, the number of drivers involved in deadly crashes who tested positive for marijuana increased 48% in 2014.
That’s the same year the first batch of recreational pot stores opened...
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