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A Canadian research reveals that drivers who smoke marijuana starting from three hours before getting behind the wheel can almost double their chances of having a severe accident.
The study relies on data gathered by analyzing the cases of 49,111 victims who has suffered severe injuries or died as a result of a car crash. What these have in common is tetrahydrocannabionol, an active substance in marijuana, with researchers selecting the victims whose blood was free of alcohol or other drugs traces in order to focus on this.
Marijuana is still not as dangerous as alcohol, but it does affect one’s ability to drive vehicles. According to CBC News, a different study reveals that the’s a direct connection between the likelihood of a crash and the level of THC in the blood of the driver.
THC is more difficult to detect than alcohol and thus law enforcers are now making efforts to make sure that drivers stay away from such threats.
Marijuana is still not as dangerous as alcohol, but it does affect one’s ability to drive vehicles. According to CBC News, a different study reveals that the’s a direct connection between the likelihood of a crash and the level of THC in the blood of the driver.
THC is more difficult to detect than alcohol and thus law enforcers are now making efforts to make sure that drivers stay away from such threats.
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