Just Because Weed Is Legal Doesn’t Mean You Can Smoke And Drive

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As marijuana legalization gains ground, detractors keep trotting out the same tired concerns: What if kids get into it, and by exposure to the Devil’s Lettuce they immediately become heavy heroin users? What if mumble mumble supply chains mumble cartels mumble mumble borders? Worst of all: What if legions of reefer-addled burnouts begin causing havoc on the roads, by toking up and attempting to drive to Wendy’s?

According to a new study out of Ontario, the risk of that last apocalyptic scenario is all but zero. Based on over a decade of data, researchers found that marijuana-related crashes did increase after the country’s 2018 legalization — but from one negligible number to another. Ignore the framing from other outlets, the risks here are all but zero.

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