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10/17/2003: "Cannabis and Driving - An Ignored Study"

Australia: No Proof Cannabis Put Drivers At Risk

Studies had found it impossible to prove cannabis adversely affected driving, an Adelaide University researcher said yesterday.

Professor Jack Maclean, director of the road accident research unit, said, while there was no doubt alcohol affected driving adversely, that was not the case with marijuana.

"It has been impossible to prove marijuana affects driving adversely," he told the Australian Driver Fatigue Conference in Sydney.

"There is no doubt marijuana affects performance but it may be it affects it in a favourable way by reducing risk-taking."

cont'd @ http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n1849/a09.html?420