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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 30th, 2020
CONTACT:
Colton Grace
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New Study: Marijuana Impaired Traffic Deaths Doubled in Washington State Following
Legalization
(Alexandria, VA) - Today, a new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic
Safety [[link removed]]
found the percentage of drivers in Washington State involved in fatal car crashes
testing positive for marijuana has doubled since the state "legalized" marijuana
for recreational use in 2012.
"Marijuana-impaired driving is rising across all states that have 'legalized' marijuana
and this study is further confirmation of an alarming trend," said Dr. Kevin Sabet,
president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) [[link removed]]
and a former senior drug policy advisor to the Obama Administration. "The marijuana
industry, heavily invested in by Big Tobacco, has used irresponsible rhetoric, pushing
the narrative that marijuana use is safe, which has led to more people using the
drug and getting behind the wheel of a car."
According to the study, Washington drivers involved in fatal car crashes who tested
positive for marijuana increased from 9 percent in the five-year period prior to
legalization to around 18 percent in the five-year period after legalization. What's
more, the study found that about one in five drivers involved in fatal car crashes
in 2017 tested positive for marijuana.
According to a 2018 report out of Colorado [[link removed]],
marijuana-related traffic deaths involving increased 151% following legalization
and more than one in five traffic deaths in the state were marijuana-related, mirroring
the results of this AAA study of Washington drivers.
"Last year, more than a dozen states rejected legalization, largely due to concerns
over drugged driving," continued Dr. Sabet. "It's time for lawmakers nationwide
to take a deep breath and seriously consider the implications of the further expansion
of the commercial marijuana industry."
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About SAM:
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is the nation's leading nonpartisan, non-profit
public health alliance of concerned citizens and professionals who oppose marijuana
legalization and support science-backed marijuana policies. SAM and its 30+ state
affiliates have successfully prevented marijuana legalization in dozens of state
legislatures and at the ballot box.
Guided by a Scientific Advisory Board of scientists from Harvard, Johns Hopkins,
Yale, University of Colorado, and other esteemed institutions, SAM educates the
public on cutting edge science: marijuana is harmful, addictive, and legalization
creates social injustice and expands illicit market activity.
For more information about marijuana use and its effects, visit www.learnaboutsam.org
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