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The effect of cannabis on regular cannabis consumers' ability to ride a bicycle
Benno Hartung1, Holger Schwender2, Eckhard H Roth3
1Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. benno.hartung@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.
Abstract:
To assess the effects of cannabis on the ability required to ride a bicycle, repetitive practical cycling tests and medical examinations were carried out before and after inhalative consumption of cannabis. A maximum of three joints with body weight-adapted THC content (300 μg THC per kg body weight) could be consumed by each test subject. Fourteen regular cannabis-consuming test subjects were studied (12 males, 2 females). In summary, only a few driving faults were observed even under the influence of very high THC concentrations. A defined THC concentration that leads to an inability to ride a bicycle cannot be presented. The test subjects showed only slight distinctive features that can be documented using a medical test routinely run for persons under suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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