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Two main questions arise in the law surrounding driving after having ingested cannabis: (1) whether cannabis actually impairs driving ability, and (2) whether the common practice of testing for THC (the main psychoactive substance in cannabis) is a reliable means to measure impairment.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a safety alert about the dangers of driving while stoned last month, after it concluded an investigation that found cannabis played a role in ...
As cannabis legalization spreads across North America, researchers and policymakers are scrambling to solve the issue of road safety. Drunk driving remains a higher risk for accidents, but recent ...
Sims said police haven't yet witnessed an uptick in people driving while high on marijuana. "I think some people, though they are using, some people are waiting for that legislation (recreational ...
1937 poster warning U.S. drivers against drunk driving. Driving under the influence (DUI) is the offense of driving, operating, or being in control of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs (including recreational drugs and those prescribed by physicians), to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely. [1]
Drug-impaired driving, or drug driving, in the context of its legal definition, is the act of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of an impairing substance. DUID , or Driving Under the Influence of Drugs , is prohibited in many countries.
Being stoned behind the wheel can be more dangerous than driving drunk in Canada, where recreational cannabis was legalized in 2018, according to a new study.. Documented marijuana-related traffic ...
Part V on "driving under the influence of marijuana" sets a per se DUI limit of "delta-9" THC levels at greater than or equal to 5 nanograms per milliliter of blood (5 ng/mL). Some medical cannabis advocates are concerned that this will lead to DUI convictions for medicinal cannabis users, who are driving with blood THC levels greater than or ...