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Title: First of its Kind Study Finds Virtually No Driving Impairment Under the Influence of Marijuana
Source: Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ki ... marijuana/#UD1Z6IuCkZafOt5E.99
Published: Sep 30, 2015
Author: Justin Gardner
Post Date: 2015-10-02 09:28:59 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 510
Comments: 6

As cannabis prohibition laws crumble seemingly by the day, it’s allowing more research to be performed on this psychoactive substance that has long been a part of the human experience.

The first study to analyze the effects of cannabis on driving performance found that it caused almost no impairment. The impairment that it did cause was similar to that observed under the influence of a legal alcohol limit.

Researchers at the University of Iowa’s National Advanced Driving Simulator carried out the study, sponsored by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Institute of Drug Abuse, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy

“Once in the simulator—a 1996 Malibu sedan mounted in a 24-feet diameter dome—the drivers were assessed on weaving within the lane, how often the car left the lane, and the speed of the weaving. Drivers with only alcohol in their systems showed impairment in all three areas while those strictly under the influence of vaporized cannabis only demonstrated problems weaving within the lane.

Drivers with blood concentrations of 13.1 ug/L THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the active ingredient in marijuana, showed increased weaving that was similar to those with a .08 breath alcohol concentration, the legal limit in most states. The legal limit for THC in Washington and Colorado is 5 ug/L, the same amount other states have considered.”

As expected, there was impairment in all areas when alcohol and cannabis were mixed. But cannabis itself, when taken in moderate amounts, seems to cause no significant driving impairment.

In fact, some would argue that it makes them drive safer or slower.

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The study’s findings further illuminate the fact that alcohol is a much more dangerous drug than cannabis, and somehow the former is legal while the latter is not.

With cannabis being decriminalized across the country, law enforcement will be getting their “rules and regulations” in place for the driving masses. They should be based on science and not Reefer Madness mentalities.

Another important finding should deter any attempts to deploy instant roadside tests for THC-blood levels.

“The study also found that analyzing a driver’s oral fluids can detect recent use of marijuana but is not a reliable measure of impairment.

“Everyone wants a Breathalyzer which works for alcohol because alcohol is metabolized in the lungs,” says Andrew Spurgin, a postdoctoral research fellow with the UI College of Pharmacy. “But for cannabis this isn’t as simple due to THC’s metabolic and chemical properties.”

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#1. To: Deckard (#0)

First of its Kind Study Finds Virtually No Driving Impairment Under the Influence of Marijuana

Ok,that pretty much explains why it is the first study of it's kind,as well as why it SHOULD be the last study of it's kind.

In fact, some would argue that it makes them drive safer or slower.

No argument with the slower. You can usually identify the stoner driving around because he is the one driving 15 mph on the interstate.

The study’s findings further illuminate the fact that alcohol is a much more dangerous drug than cannabis,

There can be no question about this when it comes to the damage it does to your health as well as your personality,but that does NOT mean that it's safe to drive while stoned. SAFER that driving while drunk,but only because the typical stoner is driving 15 MPH and the typical drunk is driving at highway speeds or faster.

and somehow the former is legal while the latter is not.

Uh,huh. Will someone PLEASE name the state or states where it is legal to drive drunk,but not legal to drive stoned?

Can you say "AGENDA!" I thought you could.

Worse yet,it is an agenda paid for in full by tax-payer dollars under a school research grant.

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sneakypete  posted on  2015-10-02   9:41:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: sneakypete (#1)

the typical drunk is driving at highway speeds or faster.

One of the main things that police look for in determining if a driver is under the influence of alcohol is if he is driving much slower than the posted speed limit. While some drunk drivers are recklessly speeding, it's a myth that most are driving that way. It makes it easier for MADD propaganda if that is the way they are portrayed.

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no gnu taxes  posted on  2015-10-02   9:55:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: sneakypete (#1)

" he is the one driving 15 mph on the interstate. "

LOL, yes you are correct, LOL !!

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Stoner  posted on  2015-10-02   9:56:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: sneakypete (#1)

PLEASE name the state or states where it is legal to drive drunk

Massachussetts *

*if your last name is Kennedy

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Rufus T Firefly  posted on  2015-10-02   9:59:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: no gnu taxes (#2)

While some drunk drivers are recklessly speeding, it's a myth that most are driving that way.

I was that way when I was drinking,and so were the majority of the people that I associated with.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-10-02   10:00:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Rufus T Firefly (#4)

PLEASE name the state or states where it is legal to drive drunk

Massachussetts *

*if your last name is Kennedy

Ok,you got me there.

To be fair,though. The Kennedy is the state drunk in Mass,and protected by law.

Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)

sneakypete  posted on  2015-10-02   10:01:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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