“Legalizing marijuana will increase traffic accidents”

It is believed that the use of marijuana is a serious cause of accidents, as marijuana causes psychomotor disturbance and reduces the driving ability. This statement can neither be confirmed nor refuted. Research data contradict each other. For example, a study conducted in 2016 by the Road Safety Institute has shown that the real number of accidents had increased in Oregon after the legalization of marijuana. But the same study showed that the number of accidents had not grown in such states as Washington or Colorado. That is, there is no 100% proof. Yes, of course, worries exist, so do not get behind the wheel of a car being tead up. However, we know that alcohol, being currently legal, represents a much greater risk than cannabis does. 28% of road accidents were made by drivers intoxicated with alcohol. But after all, no one hits upon the idea of forbidding alcohol, does he? And, of course, we are sure that a number of prohibited measures to drive a vehicle after using cannabis are necessary for legalization!