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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2019

Over 50% of Michigan Medical Marijuana Users Drive High

Some 56% of people who use medical cannabis for chronic pain say they have driven under the influence of the drug within two hours of using it, according to a new study from the University of Michigan.

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NewsNovember 7, 2018

Michigan Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

Michigan became the first Midwest state and the tenth in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use during Nov. 6 voting.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2018

Pot Breathalyzer Device Holds Promise for Detecting Drug Impairment

A new device developed by Oakland-based Hound Labs can detect whether a driver has smoked marijuana in the last two hours — a peak impairment timeframe.

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NewsJune 1, 2018

Marijuana: Most Common Drug in Fatally Injured Drivers

Marijuana has become the leading drug found in fatally injured drivers, and its usage has spiked largely because nine states have legalized it for recreational use, according to a new report form Government Highway Safety Association.

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NewsAugust 29, 2017

Marijuana-Linked Road Deaths Up in Colorado

In 2016, Colorado drivers in fatal crashes tested positive for marijuana 20% of the time. The state voted to legalize recreational use of the drug in late 2012.  

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NewsJuly 10, 2017

Report Warns States About Marijuana Legalization

A new government report explores the downstream effects of state laws legalizing marijuana use and offers advice to states likely to change their laws in the future.

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NewsJune 26, 2017

Legal Marijuana Tied to Crash Increase

Three states that have legalized recreational cannabis see a 3% overall increase in collision claim frequencies, according to the Highway Loss Data Institute.

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NewsDecember 16, 2016

Drivers View Alcohol as Bigger Safety Threat Than Marijuana

A survey from IIHS finds, however, that motorists living in marijuana-legal states are more likely to perceive the drug as a road safety problem than motorists in other states.

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NewsJuly 15, 2015

Canadian Company Working on 'Pot Breathalyzer'

Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies Inc. is finalizing a product its calling a "pot breathalyzer" that officers could use to enforce drugged driving, according to a Reuters report.

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NewsJuly 6, 2015

Verizon Driver Charged with Distributing Marijuana

The county police had been tracking 48-year-old Ralph Castelli’s activities for the past year. During that time, police found that Castelli was using his company’s truck to make marijuana deliveries.

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