122 million American adults live in states with access to either legalized recreational or medical marijuana. That’s equivalent to 50% of the entire U.S. adult population.

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Marijuana is 5x more potent than it was 30 years ago.

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75% of 11th and 12th graders mistakenly believe they drive better under the influence of marijuana or marijuana has no influence on their driving.

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There is 200% increased risk of being involved in an automobile accident after using marijuana.

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More college students drive stoned than drunk.

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Marijuana impairs critical driving functions.

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Smoking and drinking together has an additive effect.

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Alcohol makes THC absorption and the high more intense

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A driver under the influence of both marijuana and alcohol may have more than 20x greater risk of a fatal crash than a sober person.

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Typical marijuana smokers experience a high that lasts approximately 2 hours.

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Frequent users in CO drove an average of 17 times per month within two hours of using marijuana.

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44% of WA drivers who had used marijuana in the past year, started driving within 2 hours of using marijuana

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Nearly half of 11th-graders in Oregon currently using marijuana who drive a car, report that they drove within three hours of using marijuana in the past month.

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According to the Washington (State) Traffic Safety Administration, the presence of THC in drivers involved in fatal car crashes is at its highest number in any year during the 5-year period (2010-2014) studied.

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"Effects from smoking cannabis products are felt within minutes and reach their peak in 10-30 minutes. Typical marijuana smokers experience a high that lasts approximately 2 hours "

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“The greater the demands placed on the driver […] the more critical the likely impairment. Marijuana may particularly impair monotonous and prolonged driving. Decision times to evaluate situations and determine appropriate responses increase"

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The Hound Foundation is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization that seeks to educate young people and their communities about the impact of driving under the influence of marijuana. As a country, we are just beginning to understand how marijuana impairs drivers. Recognizing this knowledge gap, the Hound Foundation seeks to raise money to fund research to better understand the correlation of recent marijuana use with driving impairment. The more facts we can share with drivers the fewer mistakes they are likely to make about driving stoned.