"Mesa County - A recent study conducted by the Institute for Behavior and Health says over the past five years, the number of drivers who tested positive for drugs, including marijuana, has increased.
"We're seeing a dramatic increase in the number of people that we are contacting and arresting for driving under the influence of marijuana," says Deputy Ben Carnes of the Mesa County Sheriff's Office.
Research shows that those who get behind the wheel within three hours of using marijuana are more than twice as likely to get in an accident.
"It severely impairs somebody's ability to multitask, it has a time distortion effect, it dilates your pupils and impairs your vision," says Carnes..."
(Cori Coffin)
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