As Marijuana Use Grows, Effect on Road Safety Remains a Blind Spot

Media Coverage

January 1, 2025

Many states have done relatively little to study and mitigate the implications for road safety brought about by legalizing marijuana.

New York Times

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February 25, 2025

Impaired Driving Grant Result: Pennsylvania (Lackawanna County)

GHSA and Responsibility.org provided a $30,000 grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation partnered with the Lackawanna County Treatment Court to pilot a program to address impaired driving and improve roadway safety.

State Highway Safety Showcases

February 25, 2025

Impaired Driving Grant Result: Pennsylvania (Center for Forensic Science Research and Education)

GHSA and Responsibility.org provided a $50,000 grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to conduct comprehensive drug testing to address impaired driving and make roads safer for everyone.

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State Highway Safety Showcases

February 25, 2025

Impaired Driving Grant Result: Ohio

GHSA and Responsibility.org provided a $15,000 the Ohio Traffic Safety Office to purchase technology that allows law enforcement officers to manually test subjects’ eye movements, improving the detection of impaired driving.