Impact of Cannabis Edibles Combined With Alcohol on Driving, Field Sobriety Performance, and Subjective - Report - MDSpire

Impact of Cannabis Edibles Combined With Alcohol on Driving, Field Sobriety Performance, and Subjective

  • By

  • C. Austin Zamarripa

  • Spencer Lin

  • McKenna Klausner

  • Kriti Rastogi

  • Daniel J. O. Roche

  • Matthew Novak

  • Denis Antoine

  • David Wolinsky

  • Thomas D. Marcotte

  • Elise M. Weerts

  • Ryan Vandrey

  • Tory R. Spindle

  • May 1, 2026

  • 0 min

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Effects of Concurrent Use of Cannabis Edibles and Alcohol on Driving Ability

Overview

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Background

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Data Highlights

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Key Findings

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Clinical Implications

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Conclusion

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References

  1. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2024 -- Spatial and Temporal Relationships Between Cannabis and Alcohol Outlet Density and Assault Injury Rates in California
  2. Clinical Research in Cardiology, 2021 -- Impact of Short-Term Alcohol Intake on Cardiac Excitation, Conduction, and Repolarization: Findings from the Munich Beer Related Electrocardiogram Workup Study (MunichBREW)
  3. BMC Psychiatry, 2025 -- Alcohol cue processing alters delta-band functional connectivity and theta-band network topology in alcohol use disorder: a task-based EEG study
  4. AAA Foundation, 2024 -- Cannabis Fact Sheet: Traffic Safety
  5. CAMH -- Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines
  6. NHTSA, 2026 -- Report to Congress: Advanced Impaired Driving Prevention Technology
  7. Minimal alcohol intake does not impair microsurgical skills: findings from a prospective laboratory investigation
  8. AAA Foundation Traffic Safety
  9. CAMH Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines
  10. NHTSA Report to Congress
  11. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, pilot study of cannabis-related driving impairment assessed by driving simulator and self-report - Shashwath A Meda, Michael C Stevens, Erwin R Boer, Brian Pittman, Ralitza Gueorguieva, Marilyn A Huestis, Godfrey D Pearlson, 2025
  12. Edible cannabis use on simulated driving performance - PMC
  13. Abstracts from the 2025 Scientific Meeting of the Research Society on Marijuana July 18-20, 2025 - PMC
  14. Evaluation of Field Sobriety Tests for Identifying Drivers Under the Influence of Cannabis: A Randomized Clinical Trial - PMC
  15. Event-level influences of alcohol, cannabis, and simultaneous use on perceived driving risk - PubMed

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Impact of Cannabis Edibles Combined With Alcohol on Driving, Field Sobriety Performance, and Subjective

  • by C. Austin Zamarripa, Spencer Lin, McKenna Klausner, Kriti Rastogi, Daniel J. O. Roche, Matthew Novak, Denis Antoine, David Wolinsky, Thomas D. Marcotte, Elise M. Weerts, Ryan Vandrey, Tory R. Spindle

  • May 1, 2026

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