How well do people drive after smoking cannabis? | University of California

Card was honored for his work on social and economic forces that impact low-wage workers, including outcomes of an increased minimum wage and of immigration on job growth in America.

The study found no relationship between post-smoking blood THC concentrations and simulator performance.

“This groundbreaking research indicates that cannabis use does impair driving ability, but factors differ from alcohol,” said California State Assembly member Tom Lackey .

“In studying medicinal cannabis, we need to be attentive to the fact that all medicines have risks as well as benefits,” said co-author Igor Grant, M.D., CMCR director and distinguished professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

Hubbard, UC San Diego and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Joan Severson, Brainbaseline, Iowa City, IA; and Marilyn A.

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