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Marijuana Users are Crash Dummies
By: The Editorial Board - wsj.com - October 8, 2025
High-on-pot drivers are contributing to more highway accident deaths.Researchers from Wright State University analyzed driver autopsy results from car crashes in Montgomery County, Ohio, between January 2019 and September 2024. More than four in 10 tested positive for pot’s psychoactive ingredient THC, with an average level of 30.7 nanograms. That’s more than six times the level most states use to define impairment.
Breathalyzers won’t detect recent marijuana use, which makes it hard for police to nab people who are driving while high. Today’s marijuana is five times more potent than the weed that Boomers smoked when they were younger, so it takes less to become impaired.
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Source: More Marijuana Users Are Crash Dummies - WSJ
