Data show a slight uptick in marijuana-related traffic accidents in Ohio in 2020. (AdobeStock)
February 8, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio mom whose daughter was killed in an accident caused by a marijuana-impaired driver is making it her mission to spare other families from a similar tragedy.
Corinne Gasper’s 22-year-old daughter Jennifer was driving to work in 2012 in the early hours of the morning, when her car was T-boned by another vehicle that ran a red light. Jennifer died at the scene.
Gasper, director of development for Parents Opposed to Pot, who lives in Delaware County, said the driver was high on medical marijuana he had purchased from Michigan where it was legal.
“Marijuana is an hallucinogenic and medical marijuana is no different than marijuana,” Gasper asserted. “There’s no difference whatsoever. It gets you feeling the same way. There’s no precautions written on the label saying don’t drive, don’t use heavy machinery.”
Ohio legalized medical marijuana in 2016, and Gasper explained the drug can affect a person’s ability to make decisions and react quickly, and affects their physical coordination.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is still compiling its final data for 2020, but through Nov. 19 there were more than 1,300 marijuana-involved traffic crashes, a 1.2% increase from all of 2019.
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Data show a slight uptick in marijuana-related traffic accidents in Ohio in 2020. (AdobeStock)
February 8, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio mom whose daughter was killed in an accident caused by a marijuana-impaired driver is making it her mission to spare other families from a similar tragedy.
Corinne Gasper’s 22-year-old daughter Jennifer was driving to work in 2012 in the early hours of the morning, when her car was T-boned by another vehicle that ran a red light. Jennifer died at the scene.
Gasper, director of development for Parents Opposed to Pot, who lives in Delaware County, said the driver was high on medical marijuana he had purchased from Michigan where it was legal.
“Marijuana is an hallucinogenic and medical marijuana is no different than marijuana,” Gasper asserted. “There’s no difference whatsoever. It gets you feeling the same way. There’s no precautions written on the label saying don’t drive, don’t use heavy machinery.”
Ohio legalized medical marijuana in 2016, and Gasper explained the drug can affect a person’s ability to make decisions and react quickly, and affects their physical coordination.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is still compiling its final data for 2020, but through Nov. 19 there were more than 1,300 marijuana-involved traffic crashes, a 1.2% increase from all of 2019.
Medical marijuana can reduce chronic pain and minimize the side…
