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Debunking the Myth: Cannabis Legalization Increases Impaired Driving

When steps were taken to legalize cannabis in Canada, one of the most persistent concerns raised by critics was the potential increase in drug-impaired driving incidents. However, the risk never seemed to manifest. Law enforcement and legislators credit harsh drug-impaired driving laws and new detection methods, but the number of drug impaired driving cases to hit our courts does not seem to support this assumption. 

So does legalization actually cause an increase in the number of drug-impaired driving incidents? 

Recent research suggests it does not, and it sheds light on the complexities of the issue and reveals a more nuanced reality.

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How Long Before You Can Drive After Using Cannabis? 

This is one of the most common questions I am asked from cannabis users who are afraid of cannabis-impaired driving charges. Most people want to know if there is a certain window they should wait from the time they last smoked before driving, so there is no sign of impairment.

And while the question has never had a good answer scientifically, given that the absorption and elimination rates of cannabis from the bloodstream are non-linear, the question has become even more difficult to answer as a result of a recent study.

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The Tenuous Link Between Cannabis Impairment and THC Levels in the Blood

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For most people who are investigated for impaired driving by drugs, the case goes like this: the individuals are pulled over for some sort of a traffic violation. The officer forms a suspicion that they have a drug in their body, or they smell burnt cannabis, or the driver admits smoking pot a few hours earlier. The officer engages in some sobriety tests, including a saliva test that is supposed to correlate the amount of THC in your saliva to a blood THC concentration.

But what if I told you that even if THC is found in your blood, it might not accurately reflect how impaired you are?

The connection between how much THC is in your system and how impaired you are doesn’t follow a predictable pattern.

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Driving while under the influence of marijuana… is it the same as impaired driving?

When it comes to driving with alcohol in your system, in British Columbia as well as with the rest of Canada, there are certain limits you must stay below in order for it to be legal for you to operate a motor vehicle.

When a person drinks alcohol, with every drink they have, they become more inebriated and as a result, their motor skills degrade. By this we mean, they have less control over their movements, over their words and overall, how they act. When someone is in an impaired state, not only is it dangerous to get behind the wheel of a car, but it is also illegal.

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