Federal Agency Issues Alert on Driving While High on Marijuana

Published on July 18, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on July 18 issued an alert warning against driving while impaired by marijuana. “Marijuana is an impairing substance, period—and it’s a lesson we can’t afford to wait until driver’s ed to teach,” Jennifer Homendy, chair of the board, said in a statement. Studies have found that using marijuana, or cannabis, leads to slower reaction times and impairs decision-making. Literature focusing on the impact of marijuana on driving has found links to weaving between lanes, following distance, and serious car crashes. Dozens of states and Washington have in recent years made marijuana legal, even though it remains illegal on a federal level. In every state, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal....

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