John Hickenlooper: “In Colorado, it's one out of every three highway deaths is…”

“I want to talk a little bit about impaired and distracted driving. Obviously, it's a big issue. 13,000 people died in alcohol impaired accidents last year nationwide In Colorado, it's one out of every three highway deaths is connected to some form of impairment. We have a standard for impairment with alcohol, but we don't have any standards yet for people driving while high with marijuana.” (00:40–00:47)

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