Tag: Drugged Driving

  • April 2nd, 2018

Statement for attribution to Governors Highway Safety Association Executive Director Jonathan Adkins WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, March 15 the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) will join national stakeholders for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA)Drugged Driving Summit. With drugged driving a growing problem across the nation, GHSA is grateful to NHTSA Deputy Administrator Heidi […]

  • October 17th, 2017

This report describes the absorption, distribution and elimination of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinal (THC) the primary psychoactive substance in marijuana, in the body. It contrasts this process with the absorption, distribution and elimination of alcohol in the body, as they are very different processes. The poor correlation of THC concentrations in the blood with impairment is discussed, along […]

  • July 24th, 2017

The legalization and decriminalization of marijuana has received a great deal of media attention across the country, and many States are considering whether they should legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use. States need information about the impacts of laws that legalize or decriminalize the use of marijuana, including its impact on driving safety and […]

  • June 26th, 2017

Law enforcement, prosecution, adjudication, and toxicology among areas examined WASHINGTON, D.C. – The legalization of marijuana for medicinal or recreational use at the state level has the potential to have downstream effects on the entire impaired driving system. In its first completed research project, the National Cooperative Research and Evaluation Program (NCREP) convened a group […]

  • June 22nd, 2017

Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about 3% higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) analysis shows. This is HLDI’s first look at how the legalization of marijuana since 2014 has affected crashes reported to […]

  • June 22nd, 2017

Statement for attribution to Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) Executive Director Jonathan Adkins  WASHINGTON, D.C. – New research from the Highway Data Loss Institute (HLDI) reinforces the need for states to consider the risk of marijuana-impaired driving as they move toward liberalizing marijuana laws. HLDI insurance claims data links legalizing recreational marijuana to an increase in motor […]