Driving under the Influence Call for action When you are of age and you decide that you want to pick up on one of these drugs make the right choice with the information provided inside this brochure. of Alcohol • • • People under the influence of alcohol tend to drive faster and take more risk. driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0. 08 or greater is associated with a 4 - to 27 fold increase in this same risk Marijuana and driving Drug Policy Alliance New York Headquarters 131 West 33 rd St. , 15 th Floor New York, NY 10001 212. 613. 8020 ph 212. 613. 8021 fx • Drivers under the influence of Marijuana tend to drive slower and take fewer risk. • Driving under the influence of marijuana is associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of being involved in a collision. Is Marijuana a safer choice than alcohol?
Political Parties Supporting Marijuana Age matters • For the first time Americans support marijuana to be legalized, this is what the latest Gallup poll has said. In one year independents jumped from 50 percent to 62 percent while the Republican party has only increase d by 2 percent and the Democratic party, increased by 4 percent. Research conducted by D. Mark Anderson stated that people from the age group 18 -29 they will rather go with Marijuana than alcohol but they will not use both of them at the same time. . In 2009 44 percent of Americans showed support to the drug in 2013 it increased to 58 percent