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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 ...
A tragedy in Oklahoma in which six teens died in a car crash is prompting the NTSB to send out a warning to parents: Talk to you children about driving under the influence of marijuana.
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.
Huestis' work has yielded more than 400 manuscripts, most recently with a focus on the effects of marijuana use on driving impairment. [3] She was motivated to see how her research improved people’s lives by reducing deaths from drugged driving or reducing the effects on children when mothers use drugs during pregnancy. [2]
A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of ...
Impaired driving, referred to as Driving Under the Influence (DUI), or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), is the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs (including recreational drugs and those prescribed by physicians), to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely.
A tragedy in Oklahoma in which six teens died in a car crash is prompting the NTSB to send out a warning to parents: Talk to you children about driving under the influence of marijuana. (Scripps News)