State launches campaign to discourage pot-impaired driving

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EAGLE COUNTY \’97 Colorado made history when we became the first state to legalize marijuana, but the Colorado Department of Transportation wants you to understand that driving under the influence of anything except good karma is a monumentally bad idea. That includes the newly legalized marijuana, said Amy Ford, CDOT\’92s communications director. \’93We did extensive research about medical and recreational marijuana users\’92 perceptions of marijuana\’92s effects on driving,\’94 Ford said. \’93We heard repeatedly that people thought marijuana didn\’92t impact their driving ability. Some believed it actually made them a better driver.\’94 Impaired is illegal It is illegal to drive under …\ ]]>\

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