Study: Pot doesn't increase car crashes

A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicates that there is no significant link between marijuana use and increased traffic accidents.

While it was previously widely believed that there must be some connection between the drug's use and more irresponsible driving, the study found that once researchers controlled for relevant variables like drivers' age, sex, and more, high drivers were no more likely to crash than sober ones. From the study, via Reason:

This is not the case, of course, for alcohol use, which the same study confirmed makes accidents much more likely. While alcohol is legal in all 50 states, recreational pot is still only legal in four.

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