Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

Cannabis has edged out alcohol as the most commonly detected single substance with Atlantic provinces leading the country in number of injured drivers who are more likely to have used weed, says a new study. A man holds a joint while smoking marijuana, in Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

"Driving after cannabis use appears to be an emerging problem in Canada and may now be more common than driving after drinking alcohol," the study says. Of the 624 injured drivers from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador who were tested during the study period, 26 per cent of drivers tested positive for cannabis while 22 per cent tested positive for alcohol. Overall, 70 per cent tested positive for drugs or alcohol, which was also higher than the national average.

Researchers in British Columbia have been studying cannabis in blood alcohol since 2012, and it’s clear that the number of drivers with weed in their system has gone up since legalization in 2018, he said.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

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