Getting behind the wheel after smoking pot? Wait it out

Getting behind the wheel after smoking pot? Wait it out

September 7, 2018 4:50 pm MST.

Figuring out how long you should be waiting to drive after smoking marijuana isn't an exact science. With a little over a month before legalization, an article on Macleans.ca and CityNews.ca explores some of the ways impairment may be measured.

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