TABLE 2—
Characteristics of Drivers Who Died Within 1 Hour of Crashing by State Status of Medical Marijuana Law (MML), Pooled Across the Years 1999–2013: United States
| Operational Statusa of State MML |
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| Characteristic | Crashed in States After MML Was Operational, No. (%) | Crashed in States Before MML Was Operational, No. (%) | Crashed in States That Had Never Passed an MML, No. (%) |
| Total | 28 612 | 17 361 | 22 421 |
| Age, y | |||
| 15–20 | 3 264 (11.4) | 2 116 (12.2) | 2 767 (12.3) |
| 21–40 | 12 889 (45.1) | 7 523 (43.3) | 9 172 (40.9) |
| ≥ 41 | 12 459 (43.5) | 7 722 (44.5) | 10 482 (46.8) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 22 377 (78.2) | 13 467 (77.6) | 17 026 (75.9) |
| Female | 6 235 (21.8) | 3 894 (22.4) | 5 395 (24.1) |
| Alcohol involvement | |||
| Sober drivers | 17 068 (59.7) | 9 394 (54.1) | 13 080 (58.3) |
| BAC > 0.01 g/dL | 10 965 (38.3) | 7 074 (40.8) | 8 553 (38.2) |
| Missing data | 579 (2.0) | 893 (5.1) | 788 (3.5) |
| PDMP indicators | |||
| None | 11 231 (39.3) | 7 827 (45.1) | 5 024 (22.4) |
| 1 | 6 670 (23.3) | 2 144 (12.4) | 11 213 (50.0) |
| ≥ 2 | 10 711 (37.4) | 7 390 (42.6) | 6 184 (27.6) |
Note. BAC = blood alcohol content; PDMP = prescription drug monitoring program.
Source. Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
a
An operational medical marijuana law is defined as an effective law with allowances for either home cultivation or access to dispensaries.