Crash rates jump in wake of marijuana legalization, new studies show
ARLINGTON, Va., June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More evidence is emerging that crash rates go up when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana.
- ARLINGTON, Va., June 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More evidence is emerging that crash rates go up when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana.
- Our latest research makes it clear that legalizing marijuana for recreational use does increase overall crash rates, says IIHS-HLDI President David Harkey.
- More than a third of U.S. states have legalized recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.
- Despite those increases in crash rates, studies of whether marijuana itself makes drivers more likely to crash have been inconsistent.