Marijuana Effects on Driving

     Does marijuana and driving mix?  The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute (ADAI) says no.  According to ADAI, marijuana can slow reaction time, impair judgement of time and distance, and decrease motor coordination.  Research has even shown that the effect of marijuana on drivers include an increase in lane weaving and poor reaction time and attention to the road.  Studies also suggest that drivers using marijuana are significantly more likely to be responsible for fatal car crashes versus those who are drug-free drivers. To build off that statement, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World also states that, next to alcohol, marijuana is the second most frequently found substance in the bodies of drivers involved in fatal car accidents.
     Not to mention, research on states that already legalized marijuana versus those who have not show differences in the amount of car accidents.  For example, the picture above shows that people in Washington (a state marijuana is legal) have abused their right to use marijuana and have increased the number of accidents due to marijuana use.
     Therefore, marijuana use should not be legal because people will abuse this right and make the roads more dangerous.  Marijuana should not be legal in Pennsylvania.

By Audrey Luce

Works Cited:
Arcuri, Anthony, Dr. "Marijuana and Driving." Learn About Marijuana. University of Washington, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2015.
"The Harmful Effects of Marijuana." Drug-Free World. Foundation for a Drug-Free World, n.d. Web. 15 Sept. 2015.