Legalizing Cannabis and Impaired Driving – Canadian Report

‘A Seven Fold Increase in DUID’ (Driving Under Influence of Drugs) It is interesting to note that whilst there has a been a slight decline in Alcohol associated incidents, cannabis has ‘filled the gap’ with an increased involvement in impaired driving issues. What is concerning is that the extent of cannabis influence on driving harms is most likely under-reported, as once medical examiners detect significant alcohol content in victims they often end their investigation as to the ‘drug of impairment’ at that point.

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