Poll: Is driving high as dangerous as driving drunk?

As Canada prepares for the legalization of marijuana on July 1, 2018, countless questions remain on how regulations surrounding the process and how laws will be enforced. The federal government has recently started running ads warning against the dangers of driving while under the influence of marijuana.

A recent poll by an Ontario chapter of the Canadian Automobile Association revealed 52 per cent of drivers feel they are worse drivers after using pot. But 16 per cent of drivers also said they had consumed marijuana in the past three months. That’s slightly below the 18 per cent of Canadians who said they have consumed pot in the past year. A further 13 per cent said they were likely or very likely to consume after it’s legalized, meaning some 8 million of Canada’s 26 million adults could become potential marijuana users.

Much of the laws surrounding pot mirror punishments for drunk driving, despite the difference in how the substances affect reaction times, situational awareness and a host of other factors. Therefore, do you think driving high is as dangerous as driving drunk? Let us know in the poll below.