In November, voters chose to legalize recreational marijuana -- but just because it's legal doesn't mean people can drive while high.
In November, voters chose to legalize recreational marijuana -- but police are reminding Ohioans that just because it's legal doesn't mean people can drive while high.
Smith said the legalization of marijuana isn't necessarily making their job harder, but it does create some challenges. You are looking for your standard signs of impairment," Smith said. "Normally we stop them for other traffic violations and then we start interacting with them. That's when we can determine if something is not right. This guy is very lethargic, or they are moving unusually slow and their eyes can be a big indicator."
Recreational marijuana in Michigan was legalized in 2018. WSYX compared drug-related crash reports in Michigan before and after voters approved legalizing recreational cannabis.There was a small rise in crashes that Michigan police determined were drug-related after 2018. In 2020 and 2021, there were over or near 3,000 drug related crashes, which was the most ever for the state.
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