Dramatic Increase in Driving High After Cannabis Legalization

Since Canada legalized marijuana in 2018, there has been a dramatic increase in the number individuals driving while high, new research shows. “There are serious risks associated with driving after cannabis use and our findings suggest more [work] is needed to deter this dangerous behavior in light of legalization,” he said. Percentage of impaired, injured drivers before and after cannabis legalization in Canada. Additionally, “policymakers shouldn’t lose sight of drinking and driving because that’s an even bigger problem than the risk of driving under the influence of cannabis.” However, the findings, “cannot say much about whether cannabis legalization leads to an increase in cannabis-impaired driving, because current research finds little correlation between biological THC concentrations and driving performance,” said Sevigny, who was not involved with the study.