Stoned Driver Crash Risk Grows as Legal Pot Spreads in the U.S. - Bloomberg

Stoned Driver Crash Risk Grows as Legal Pot Spreads in the U.S. - Bloomberg:
"After retail sales of recreational cannabis began, the frequency of collision insurance claims in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington State rose about 6 percent higher than in nearby states where marijuana is still illegal, the IIHS said in the study.
A separate IIHS study saw a 5 percent increase in the rate of crashes per million vehicle registrations reported to police in Colorado, Oregon and Washington versus neighbors that haven’t legalized the drug.
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"The bottom line of all of this is that we’re seeing a consistently higher crash risk in those states that have legalized marijuana for recreational purposes," Harkey said..."
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