ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2021
Cannabis, Impaired Driving, and Road Safety: An Overview of Key Questions and Issues.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dose-Dependent Effects of Cannabis Edibles on Simulated Driving Performance: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Potency-related effects of smoked cannabis on simulated driving performance: a randomized, controlled crossover trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Cognitive performance and subjective effects the morning after last use of smoked cannabis by adults who use cannabis frequently: An observational study.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2026Article
- Driving by frequent cannabis users 'the morning after' last use of smoked cannabis: an observational driving simulator study.Journal of cannabis research · 2026Article
- Metabolomic profiling of cannabis use and cannabis intoxication in humans.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025Article
- The effect of cannabis edibles on driving and blood THC.Journal of cannabis research · 2024Article
- Cannabis and Driving in Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Marijuana Use Among US College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2023Article
- Views on and experiences with medicinal cannabis among Canadian veterans who live with pain: A qualitative study.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2023Article
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Abstract
The road safety impact of cannabis has been a topic of much discussion and debate over the years. These discussions have been revitalized in recent years by initiatives in several jurisdictions to legalize non-medical cannabis. Canada became the second country to legalize non-medical cannabis use in October, 2018, preceded by Uruguay in December 2013. Road safety concerns were key issues in the Canadian government's deliberations on the issue. In this paper, we identify several key questions related to the impact of cannabis on road safety, and provide a consideration of the relevant literature on these questions. These questions cover several perspectives. From an epidemiological perspective, perhaps the central question is whether cannabis use contributes to the chances of being involved in a collision. The answer to this question has evolved in recent years as the ability to conduct the relevant studies has evolved. A related question is the extent to which cannabis plays an important role in road safety, and recent research has made progress in estimating the collisions, injuries, and deaths that may be attributed to cannabis use. Several questions relate to the behavioral and pharmacological effects of cannabis. One central question is whether cannabis affects driving skills in ways that can increase the chances of being involved in a collision. Another important question is whether the effects of the drug on the driving behavior of medical users is similar to, or different from, the effects on non-medical users and whether there are sex differences in the pharmacological and behavioral effects of cannabis. Other important questions are the impact of tolerance to the effects of cannabis on road safety as well as different routes of administration (e.g., edibles, vaped). It remains unclear if there is a dose-response relationship of cannabis to changes in driving. These and other key questions and issues are identified and discussed in this paper.
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