{"id":3486,"date":"2023-02-03T16:08:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T05:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-effects-on-driving-performance-clinical-consideration-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:45:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T01:45:32","slug":"cannabis-effects-on-driving-performance-clinical-consideration-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-effects-on-driving-performance-clinical-consideration-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis Effects on Driving Performance: Clinical Consideration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points<\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Driving under the influence of cannabis has been identified as a public health concern as medical and recreational cannabis availability increases in some countries.<\/li>\n<li>A recent randomized clinical trial found similar levels of acute driving impairment with THC-dominant cannabis and with a combination of THC-CBD equivalent cannabis using on-road driving tests that provided real-world conditions; however, CBD-dominant cannabis did not produce significant cognitive or psychomotor impairment compared with placebo in this trial.<\/li>\n<li>Media coverage of this study conveyed the findings as CBD-dominant cannabis not causing driving impairment while THC-dominant cannabis does, with the latter lasting up to 4 h post-dose.<\/li>\n<li>It is recommended that clinicians counsel about the risks of driving impairment when patients disclose use of cannabis products containing THC.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cannabis_Effects_on_Driving_Performance_Clinical_2023pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button\"><b>Complete Research PDF<\/b><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also See<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dalgarnoinstitute.org.au\/wp_site\/cannabis-use-altering-key-functions-like-three-dimensional-vision-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Cannabis use altering key functions like three-dimensional vision<\/b><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nobrainer.org.au\/images\/resources\/pdf\/Marijuana_Use__Driving_27-06-22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>\u201cMedicinal\u201d Cannabis &amp; Driving \u2013 is it an Issue?<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Driving under the influence of cannabis has been identified as a public health concern as medical and recreational cannabis availability increases in some countries. 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