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Assessing the Impact of Marijuana Decriminalization on Vehicle Accident

This article originally appeared at https://www.cia-ica.ca/publications/publication-details/rp222163 This study proposes data-driven and reliable tools for assessing the impact of changes in marijuana laws on vehicle accident experience, by harnessing the publicly available data with the power of modern statistical and machine learning techniques under the integrative framework for impact analysis and uncertainty quantification. Executive summary This […]

Cannabis Is Exactly 114 Times Less Toxic Than Alcohol

This article originally appeared at https://www.leafly.com/news/science-tech/the-medical-minute-cannabis-is-exactly-114-times-less-toxic-than Research published in Scientific Reports rated recreational drugs according to their toxicity, and none of us blinked an eye when we saw cannabis sitting at the very bottom of the list. But maybe a few eyebrows were raised when the report awarded alcohol 1st place in the contest of […]

How high is too high? KIRO tests pot-smoking drivers to find out

This article originally appeared at https://www.kiro7.com/news/how-high-too-high-kiro-7-tests-pot-smoking-drivers/246320721/ THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — In a test that’s never before been done in Washington, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News had volunteers smoke marijuana and then put them behind the wheel to show what stoned driving looks like and the danger on the road. To find out how much marijuana is […]

Marijuana Mile: Driving test highlights challenges for Mass. lawmakers

This article originally appeared at https://www.boston25news.com/news/marijuana-mile-driving-test-highlights-challenges-for-mass-lawmakers/491580705/ WEYMOUTH, Mass. — A series of driving tests involving volunteers under the influence of marijuana revealed a wide range of effects on drivers, based on their tolerance for the drug and other factors. FOX25 Investigates organized the controlled tests on a closed course, under the supervision of a doctor, […]