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UK: Motoring fear over cannabis smokers
Birmingham Evening Mail Friday 30 Jan 2004 A Birmingham boffin has cast doubt on the new mercy approach to cannabis with a survey which shows most users drive stoned. The study led by Birmingham University's Dr Philip Terry showed 74 per cent of cannabis smokers admit to driving whole under the influence of the drug. Users admitted to driving under the influence of the drug despite knowing it impairs their performance. Dr Terry said: "Much effort by policymakers has been directed towards identifying potential health problems that might result from cannabis use. "But the indirect consequences of cannabis use may be just as significant." The study for the Economic and Social Research Council found 70 per cent believed it had a bad effect on their driving. The research team said the potential economic and social cost of people performing risky activities while under the influence of cannabis was largely overlooked in the government's recent decision to downgrade the drug's classification. One hundred frequent users of cannabis and 90 casual users who took the drug no more than four days a month were studied. A third of the frequent users were willing to drive even when they thought they were "very high".
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