Boston.com reports that starting in January of 2023 Massachusetts drivers, under the age of 18, will be required to learn about the dangers of marijuana-impaired driving. With this move, Massachusetts becomes the first state with a cannabis cirriculum for driver’s ed students.

Ironically, recreational marijuana became legal in Massachusetts 6 years ago tomorrow.

• The Blunt Truth

  You can’t make this up. But kudos for a clever marketing in coming up with the cirriculum name. AAA’s program for driver’s ed students is called,  “Shifting Gears: The Blunt Truth About Marijuana and Driving.” According to The Boston Globe, The RMV is working members of the Cannabis Control Commission. The two organizations will formally announce this new program at an event on Friday.  This program has been available for educators for some time.

  Mark Schieldrop @aaanortheast presents at the #MIAA Wellness Summit: Shifting Gears: The Blunt Truth about Marijuana and Driving #wellness pic.twitter.com/g7pI6MVGwr

  — MIAA (@MIAA033) October 15, 2021

• The First Generation

  As the Registry of Motor Vehicles points out, this will be the first generation of driver’s ed students to get their licenses, following the legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. And according to AAA research, canabis impaired driving crashes are expected to increase

  Massachusetts RMV adding cannabis curriculum to driver's ed https://t.co/WoPdfYuBMH #cannabis

  — Cannabis Biz News (@CannabisBizNews) December 13, 2022

• The Cirriculum

  Boston.com reports that the lessons in the new driver’s ed cirriculum will cover how TCH, which is the active chemical in marijuana, affects “cognition, vision, reaction time, and perception of time and distance behind the wheel.”

   

• The Numbers

  The updated curriculum will be taught to roughly 52,000 new drivers each year in 700 Massachusetts driving school locations, according to NBC 10 Boston.

  The RMV, saying it controls drivers' education in the state, indicated that it is adopting the AAA curriculum, in partnership with members of the Cannabis Control Commission. https://t.co/HgZdC3CXOn

  — NBC10 Boston (@NBC10Boston) December 13, 2022

   

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