# Marijuana & car crashes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/marijuana-car-crashes/132677>\
**Category:** Safety\
**Created:** [January 15, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marijuana-car-crashes/132677 "2019-01-15T02:36:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marijuana-car-crashes/132677/1 "2019-01-15T02:36:19Z")

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‘Using a synthetic control approach, Mr. Hansen and colleagues showed that marijuana-related fatality rates did not increase more after legalization than what you would expect from trends and other states.’  
[https://www.nber.org/papers/w24417](https://www.nber.org/papers/w24417)  
from

> **[The Reasonable Way to View Marijuana’s Risks](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/upshot/the-reasonable-way-to-view-marijuanas-risks.html)**
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> Cannabis has downsides, but speculation and fear should be replaced with the best evidence available.

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**Author:** ![donnaeastman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@donnaeastman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/donnaeastman)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/marijuana-car-crashes/132677/2 "2019-01-15T10:31:54Z")

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> **[Legalized marijuana linked to a sharp rise in car crashes](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/legalized-marijuana-linked-sharp-rise-car-crashes-n921511)**
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> About 14 percent of drivers under the influence of pot had a child in their vehicle.

Umm it certainly has made significant rise in car crashes.