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/EIN News/ — OTTAWA, Nov. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) announces the release of two new fact sheets on drivers’ use of marijuana on Canadian roads. National trends are summarized in TIRF’s Road Safety Monitor 2020: Trends in Marijuana Use Among Canadian Drivers. The Road Safety Monitor (RSM) is an annual public opinion poll conducted by TIRF and co-sponsored by Beer Canada and Desjardins. The increasing presence of marijuana among drivers killed in road crashes, even prior to legalization, is reported in the second fact sheet, Marijuana Use Among Drivers in Canada, 2000-2017, also sponsored by Desjardins.

According to RSM data, driving within two hours of using marijuana remains problematic as shown in the level of public concern two years post-legalization in Canada. While more drivers continue to use marijuana behind the wheel since 2018, fewer drivers did so in 2020 as compared to 2019. Results showed 4.5% of drivers (almost 1.2 million) admitted to driving within two hours of using recreational marijuana in 2020. Although this was a decline compared to 7% in 2019, it was still higher than 3.3% in 2018.

“A 36.4% increase in the number of drivers who admitted to driving within two hours of using marijuana suggests the risks associated with this behaviour are not…

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