How marijuana legalization at the state level is impacting the trucking industry

The American Transportation Research Institute in 2019 published research on marijuana legalization and impaired driving, and how it impacts highway safety. Now, four years later, ATRI has released new research about how marijuana legalization at the state level is impacting the trucking industry.

ATRI’s new report aims to quantify the impact of the legalization of marijuana on the trucking workforce. Joining us this week is ATRI Vice President Jeffrey Short, who talks about the study and its findings, including how legalization has impacted highway safety, the number of drivers disqualified because of marijuana since FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse took effect in 2020, and carriers’ and drivers’ perceptions of possible future changes to federal marijuana laws and more.

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Contents of this video
00:00 Legalized recreation marijuana and the trucking workforce
03:13 Driving while impaired by marijuana
04:58 Marijuana impairment field test
07:48 Drug and alcohol clearinghouse
10:00 Hiring drivers with past positive marijuana test
11:26 Are changes in federal drug testing policy needed?
12:37 Removing marijuana from Schedule I