Is driving high the same as a driving drunk?

Legal weed has left law enforcement, policymakers and the public alike to figure out which behaviors, like driving, are safe to do while high, and which should be avoided. Whether driving stoned is more or less dangerous than driving drunk has long been debated. read more

Still, driving while high may not be nearly as dangerous as driving while drunk. The cognitive impairments caused by marijuana are correlated with only modest reductions in driving performance in driving simulations, according to a 2009 study in the American Journal of Addictions. read more

According to The Marshall Project, a majority of studies find that driving high is about the same as driving with .01 to .05 blood alcohol content, which is legal in all 50 states. One researcher went as far as to say the increased crash risk from driving under the influence of weed is "so small you can compare it to driving in darkness compared to driving in daylight." And, it goes without saying, people are still allowed to drive in the dark. read more