Combining both cannabis and alcohol can increase your risk of causing a crash by 7 times compared to a sober driver.

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Drugs and cannabis are common in fatal road crashes involving drivers under 35 years old. According to TIRF’s National Fatality Database (Brown et al., 2023), between 2016 and 2020:

• Approximately half (48%) of young drivers aged 16-19 years killed in road crashes tested positive for drugs and 38% tested positive for cannabis post-legalization.
• More than half (55%) of drivers aged 20-24 years killed in road crashes tested positive for drugs and 41% tested positive for cannabis post-legalization.

SOURCE: Traffic Injury Research Foundation, 2024. A best practices toolkit

A public opinion survey on Drug-Impaired Driving (2022) found among respondents that had reported using cannabis at some point in their lives, about 26% said they have driven after consuming cannabis. 86% of respondents felt it is not acceptable for people you know to drive high. Additionally, young people (16-24) who had driven impaired by cannabis reported that they did not have alternative transportation (23%).

SOURCE: Public Opinion Research on Drug-impaired Driving - Survey Findings Report

The purpose of the Cannabis Impaired Driving Education and Awareness Campaign is to educate young and novice drivers and their passengers about the dangers of cannabis impaired driving. The education and awareness campaign aims to change behaviours of young and novice drivers and raise awareness of the risks associated with cannabis impaired driving.

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• Cannabis Impaired Driving - CAA National
• Government of Ontario: Barely High Is Still Too High To Drive • Clio Cannabis
• Drug Impaired Driving – The Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals (CARSP)
• #KnowWhatImpairedMeans – Parachute
• Don’t Drive High - Canada.ca
• Pot + Driving | Canadian Public Health Association
• Impaired Driving in Canada | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

Cannabis Use (non-medical) in Canada 2024: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/cannabis/data-exploration.html

Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction Impaired Driving Policy Brief: Impaired Driving in Canada | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction

• Presents an overview of Canada’s impaired driving laws and data on the extent of both alcohol- and drug-impaired driving in Canada. The policy brief looks at the Criminal Code as well as provincial and territorial laws and reviews impaired-driving data from general population surveys, roadside surveys, impaired driving incidents, injured drivers and fatally injured drivers.
• This brief is one of a series on impaired driving in Canada, intended for a broad audience interested in impaired-driving issues.