Journal article
A qualitative exploration of the management of impaired driving in medicinal cannabis patients
Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.109, pp.354-366
2025
Abstract
This study aimed to identify the strategies that medicinal cannabis patients employ to manage the risk of impaired driving, and the aetiological factors that influence the use of these strategies. A sample of medicinal cannabis patients (N = 58) from Queensland, Australia, participated in qualitative interviews. Thematic analysis revealed that medicinal cannabis patients employ a variety of strategies to mitigate impaired driving risk, despite commonly reporting driving after the recent use of cannabis. These strategies included the subjective assessment of impairment, waiting a specific post-consumption time-period, regulating cannabis consumption and driving behaviour, and adjusting on-road driving behaviour. Perceptions of safety, deterrence mechanisms, knowledge, and the perceived right and need to drive all influenced the extent and type of risk management undertaken. The implications of these findings for policy, enforcement, and future research surrounding medicinal cannabis and driving are discussed.
Details
- Title
- A qualitative exploration of the management of impaired driving in medicinal cannabis patients
- Authors
- Taren Mieran - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research CollaborationJ. Davey - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research CollaborationB. Rowland (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Road Safety Research Collaboration
- Publication details
- Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Vol.109, pp.354-366
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.trf.2024.12.017
- ISSN
- 1873-5517
- Data Availability
- The data that has been used is confidential.
- Grant note
- This research was supported by the Motor Accident Insurance Commission.
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991095345902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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