Studies Find Crash Rates Rise When States Legalize Marijuana; Suggest Link to Alcohol

Posted by Minnesota Catholic Conference on October 28, 2021

This article discusses two studies of the crash rates which spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales.

Researchers report increasing evidence is that motor vehicle crash rates rise when states legalize recreational use and retail sales of marijuana, although what effects marijuana by itself has on drivers remains unclear.

Crash rates spiked with the legalization of recreational marijuana use and retail sales in California, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, new studies by two insurer backed organizations, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the affiliated Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show.

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