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Insurance claims in four states that have legalized recreational marijuana have increased 6%, while police-reported crashes have increased 5% in three of the states.
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A new device developed by Oakland-based Hound Labs can detect whether a driver has smoked marijuana in the last two hours — a peak impairment timeframe.
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Drug use, and marijuana use in particular, has increased in recent years. So much so, that it has overtaken alcohol use as the leading cause of vehicle fatalities.
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Marijuana has become the leading drug found in fatally injured drivers, and its usage has spiked largely because nine states have legalized it for recreational use, according to a new report form Government Highway Safety Association.
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Scheduled for March, the event will launch a broader agency initiative focused on finding solutions to the growing problem of driving under the influence of drugs.
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Another change in state law adds marijuana consumption to the law prohibiting alcohol consumption while driving or riding in vehicles.
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In 2016, Colorado drivers in fatal crashes tested positive for marijuana 20% of the time. The state voted to legalize recreational use of the drug in late 2012.
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A new government report explores the downstream effects of state laws legalizing marijuana use and offers advice to states likely to change their laws in the future.
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Three states that have legalized recreational cannabis see a 3% overall increase in collision claim frequencies, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute.
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A survey from IIHS finds, however, that motorists living in marijuana-legal states are more likely to perceive the drug as a road safety problem than motorists in other states.
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