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To: TexasGator
[Missouri gal:] traffic accidents from marijuana are skyrocketing.

Link?

Links:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=marijuana+car+crash+rising&cvid=b66923792772447fb7a78683b1fedcb5&aqs=edge.5.69i57j0l6.26528j0j9&FORM=ANAB01&PC=U531

First sentence of first result:

"There has been an increase by up to 6 percent in the number of highway crashes in four of the states where the recreational use of marijuana has been legalized, according to a pair of new studies."

No "skyrocketing" there.

20 posted on 06/04/2021 9:36:53 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 10, 2016) – Fatal crashes involving drivers who recently used marijuana doubled in Washington after the state legalized the drug, according to the latest research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. New research also shows that legal limits for marijuana and driving are arbitrary and unsupported by science, which could result in unsafe motorists going free and others being wrongfully convicted for impaired driving. Washington was one of the first two states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and these findings raise serious concerns about drug-impaired driving with at least 20 states considering marijuana legalization this year.

The Foundation examined drug tests and fatal crashes among drivers in Washington, a state that legalized marijuana in December 2012. The researchers found:

The percentage of drivers involved in fatal crashes who recently used marijuana more than doubled from eight to 17 percent between 2013 and 2014.
One in six drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2014 had recently used marijuana, which is the most recent data available.

“The significant increase in fatal crashes involving marijuana is alarming,” said Peter


22 posted on 06/04/2021 9:43:52 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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