High-driving arrests rise in Vermont, but there’s nuance in the numbers

IN THIS March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant grows at the Compassionate Care Foundation's grow house in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. In 2018, the first year after recreational marijuana use was legalized in Vermont, the number of drivers stopped for impaired driving who had THC in their systems more than doubled, according to state police data requested by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – In the first year that recreational marijuana was legal in Vermont, the number of drivers arrested by state police for impaired driving who had THC in their systems more than doubled, according to state police data requested by The Associated Press. While some police believe the increase in 2018 shows more…

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