Last year there were 3,098 road incide­nts involv­ing drug impair­mentOTTAWA, CANADA: Canada launched a “Don’t drive high” campaign on Tuesday in an effort to curb increasing drug-impaired driving, six months before the nation is to legalize cannabis for recreational use. As with drunk driving, the government said it would crack down on motorists under the influence of narcotics, in particular marijuana. Recreational use of cannabis becomes legal on July 1, 2018. “Too many people downplay the potentially deadly risks of driving high,” the minister said. The percentage of Canadian drivers fatally injured in a car crash who tested positive for drugs (40 percent) now exceeds that of drivers who tested positive for alcohol (33 percent).

Source: The Express Tribune December 06, 2017 05:48 UTC