A hand-rolled marijuana cigarette with design is being smoked by a cannabis user. (Photo : YouTube/The Young Turks )
Marijuana use and legalization still remain a hot issue in most States in America. However, a latest study concerning cannabis and traffic fatalities may somehow be used as an evidence to push for its legalization.
As of the current count, there are more than 20 states that made medical marijuana legal. Thus, suggesting potential cash flow coming from the cannabis industry. However, despite the dollar figures, safety still remains a significant factor for consideration. That is why experts were prompted to conduct thorough research regarding the topic.
A team of researchers recently reviewed U.S. traffic fatalities within 1985 to 2014 timeline. By means of the data coming from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, experts examined the connection between medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and traffic fatalities in multilevel regression models, according to the American Journal of Public Health.
Based on their studies, it was found out that on average, states with medical marijuana laws had lower traffic fatality rates than non-MML states. The same publication detailed that there was a yearly gradual reduction in those aged 25 to 44 years, in terms of fatalities. The said research made then concluded that both dispensaries and MML's are associated with reductions in traffic fatalities, especially among those aged 25 to 44 years.
However, despite the positive feedback, there are still many things to be done. One of the biggest challenges in defining the safety of cannabis is the means of measuring marijuana's impact towards a driver's ability to react and make a sound decision while driving, according to The Motley Fool.
That being said, there is a great necessity to improve technologies as it relates to both marijuana use and driving. Before lawmakers could fully pass a marijuana legalization, a certain standard should be first set that would address the current issues regarding not just driving and marijuana use, but on cannabis safety in its totality.
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