Thursday, June 25, 2015

Marijuana use impairs driving as much as alcohol in official study

Marijuana use impairs driving as much as alcohol in official study | Daily Mail Online

Official: Cannabis use impairs driving as much as alcohol says first of its kind study while drug's legality continues to spread

  • A National Institute on Drug Abuse study tasked stoned participants with driving a highly sophisticated driving simulator
  • Researchers found that after their blood levels of THC reached a certain point, the drivers weaved similarly to a driver with a BAC of .08
  • The study also found that combining cannabis and alcohol decreased motor skills even more than just one or the other

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