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IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS SAFE?

Do you know there was a time when driving under the influence of alcohol was considered safe? Yes, drunk-driving was legal. And no one thought that it can be one of the biggest causes of road accidents in the world. The dangers of drug driving have now been understood completely. And thus, it has been made strictly prohibited. The problem here is that we donu2019t know exactly how dangerous is driving under the influence of cannabis. And thus, we have this confusion in our minds if we should do it or not. To read full blog visit https://onlinemmjsacramento.com/

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IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS SAFE?

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  1. IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS SAFE? Online MMJ Sacramento 2233WattAveSuite282PMB16008 Sacramento,CA95825 Doyouknowtherewasatimewhendrivingundertheinfluenceofalcoholwas consideredsafe?Yes,drunk-drivingwaslegal.Andnoonethoughtthatitcanbeoneof thebiggestcausesofroadaccidentsintheworld.Butnow,withtheadventofbreath- analyzersandotherimpairmentmeasuringdevices,thewholescenariohaschanged. Thedangersofdrugdrivinghavenowbeenunderstoodcompletely.Andthus,ithas beenmadestrictlyprohibited. Butwhyarewetalkingaboutalcoholherewhenthisarticleisaboutcannabis? Well,it’sbecausecannabisisalsofollowingthesamepathasalcohol. Whilethepopularityofamedicalcannabiscardinthecountryisspiking,marijuana, beinganewdrug,isstillatthatinitialstageofignorance.Theproblemhereisthatwe don’tknowexactlyhowdangerousisdrivingundertheinfluenceofcannabis.Andthus, wehavethisconfusioninourmindsifweshoulddoitornot.Today,let’strytofindan answer. Is Driving While High Legal? Doyouhaveamedicalcannabiscard?Thismeanstheherbislegalinyourstate.Infact, cannabisisnowlegalin33statesoftheUS.Andthefunfacthereisthatthereisno evidenceofcannabisbeingacauseofmorefatalaccidentsinmarijuana-friendlystates ascomparedtoagainst-cannabisstates. So,doesitmeanit’sfinetodriveundertheinfluenceinacannabis-legalstate? www.onlinemmjsacramento.com Email:contact@onlinemmjsacramento.com Phone:916-620-9595

  2. IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS SAFE? Online MMJ Sacramento 2233WattAveSuite282PMB16008 Sacramento,CA95825 Well,theshortanswerherewouldbeno.No,youcan’tdriveundertheinfluenceof eitheralcoholorcannabisevenifitislegalforrecreationalpurposes.Thesamegoesfor ifyouareusingitasamedicine.Thelawsaroundtheherbdonotallowyoutodriveany vehicleifyouareimpairedbycannabis. But What Exactly do we Mean by Impaired? Okay,that’ssomethingdifficult.See,theproblemwithcannabisisthatnooneexactly knowswhatdowemeanby “impaired.” Withalcohol,wehavedifferentchartsdefining howmanydrinksmayimpairyouasperyoursexandbodyweight.Butalcoholisunique andtrackinghowmuchofitisinyoursystemisfairlyeasy. However,withcannabis,thismeasurementisalotmorecomplex.Theproblemhereis thatwecannotjustjudgeaperson’simpairmentbyjustmeasuringthelevelofTHC- the reasonforthepsychoactiveeffectsofcannabis- intheirbody.Andwehavetorelyon otherways. So, How Exactly Cannabis Impairs Your Driving Abilities? Iscannabisacauseofmorecarcrashes? Notsure. Doescannabisimpairdrivingskills? Mostprobably. www.onlinemmjsacramento.com Email:contact@onlinemmjsacramento.com Phone:916-620-9595

  3. IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS SAFE? Online MMJ Sacramento 2233WattAveSuite282PMB16008 Sacramento,CA95825 Thereisageneralconsensusthatyoushouldn’tdriveundertheinfluenceofcannabis. Andtherearesomesolidreasonsforit.Therehasbeenenoughdrivingsimulation researchsuggestingcannabiscanaffectsomeofthekeydrivingskillsnegatively.These skillsincludetrackingability,reactiontime,judgment,targetdetection,routeplanning, etc.Andthesemayleadtoincreasedcarcrashes. However,itisalsoseenthat,whilealcoholconsumersusuallyunderestimatetheir impairment,cannabisconsumersdotheopposite.Hence,theytrytobemorecareful whiledrivingbystayingslow,keepingadistancefromothercars,andnottakingrisks. Yet,wecannotsaythattheseeffortscompletelymakeupfortheirimpairedskills.And thus,whiletheymaybesaferthanalcoholdrinkers,it’snotexactlylikebeingsober. What if You Are Caught by Cops Driving Under The Influence? Well,ifyouarepulledoverwhilehigh,thescenarioisn’tassimpleaswithdrunk- driving.Astherearenoinstrumentsordevicestocheckifyouhaveconsumed cannabis,theonethingtheofficersmaydoistogiveyouaFieldSobrietyTest.Other thanthis,therecanbeaDrugInfluenceEvaluation (DIE),inwhichadrugexpertchecks youforanyphysiologicalsymptomsofcannabis,suchasredeyes,pupilsize,blood pressure,etc.Aswediscussedearlieryoucan’trelyonthelevelofTHCinyoursystem todefinethelevelofimpairment.So,toconvictyou,thesearetheinstruments authoritiesrelyontocheckifyourskillsareimpairedornot.Andiftheyfindyouguilty, thatiswhereyourproblemswillstart,dependinguponthestateyouarein. www.onlinemmjsacramento.com Email:contact@onlinemmjsacramento.com Phone:916-620-9595

  4. IS DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS SAFE? Online MMJ Sacramento 2233WattAveSuite282PMB16008 Sacramento,CA95825 Thatwasallyouneededtoknowaboutdrivingundertheinfluenceofcannabis.Asyou cansee,thepracticeisnotasdangerousasdrunk-driving,butyoushouldstillnottake itlightly.Remember,drivingwhenhighisnotonlyproblematiclegallybutmayalsobe dangerous.Hence,nomatterhowyoufeel,wesuggestyouavoidit. www.onlinemmjsacramento.com Email:contact@onlinemmjsacramento.com Phone:916-620-9595

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