Rosekind, Ehsani and Michael published a June 2020 Commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine calling for more data to inform policies needed to reduce impaired driving fatalities.  Although we are a strong proponent of more data for that purpose, we took issue with two of the authors’ specific recommendations:

1. More crash risk studies like the NHTSA-sponsored Virginia Beach study, and
2. Improved FARS data.

JAMA Internal Medicine published our disagreements and the authors’ response Nov. 16, 2020:… READ MORE

Colorado’s House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor yesterday approved HB19-1230, a bill creating “Marijuana Hospitality Establishments” so purchasers of “legal” marijuana would have public places to consume their drug of choice.  

Patrons driving home after consuming marijuana at a hospitality establishment could be impaired.  If that impairment is caused by inhaled THC, almost half of those drivers can be arrested, prosecuted and convicted of DUI.  But if their impairment was caused by THC … READ MORE

Drugged driving creates victims, regardless of the cause: opioids, methamphetamine, marijuana, polydrug use, or many others.  So we’re pleased to support the initiative of SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) sponsorship of a petition to Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chou, the National Governors Association and the National Council of State Legislatures.  The petition requests increased support for both public education on the dangers of DUID, as well as more tools for law enforcement to prevent drugged … READ MORE

Journalists were once respected observers and critics of American life. That’s rarely the case today because of shallow reports such as “Answers to five questions about driving and cannabis,” from KXTV in Sacramento, California. The first question, “Does cannabis impair driving the way alcohol does?” dominated the report. The reporter Sarah Moore didn’t even attempt to answer the question, but merely cited four references to show two sides of the argument.

The first, a report … READ MORE