marijuana
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News Safety Community- February 26, 2015 51
As lawmakers nationwide explore the benefits of legalized marijuana, there are common questions being raised: how will tax structures apply? How will it be regulated? Who can use it, and how can we make it safe?
One expansive area covered by broad safety conventions is the road––don’t drive inebriated. In this arena, marijuana, it would seem, fits under the larger umbrella of mind-altering substances categorically outlawed for drivers. But according to a new study, lawmakers may have to take a second look at the drug.
This month, researchers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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News- November 07, 2014 46
As the nation eases marijuana laws, road safety advocates worry that highway rules for driving under the influence of pot are lagging, which could lead to fatal crashes.
Medical marijuana is legal in 23 states and Washington, D.C.; adult recreational use is legal in Washington state and Colorado; marijuana has been decriminalized in 16 states and Washington, D.C..
"I'm very concerned, because I feel that we're painting the plane as we're flying it," says Jake Nelson, director of traffic safety, advocacy and research for AAA. "When we were at this stage of the game with alcohol, starting to...
