| Title |
The effect of cannabis on regular cannabis consumers’ ability to ride a bicycle
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Legal Medicine, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00414-015-1307-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Benno Hartung, Holger Schwender, Eckhard H. Roth, Florence Hellen, Nona Mindiashvili, Annette Rickert, Stefanie Ritz-Timme, Almut Grieser, Fabio Monticelli, Thomas Daldrup |
| 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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| Canada | 6 | 25% |
| United States | 3 | 13% |
| Italy | 1 | 4% |
| Russia | 1 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 12 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 20 | 83% |
| Scientists | 2 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 39 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 15% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Researcher | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 13% |
| Unknown | 9 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 4 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 10% |
| Chemical Engineering | 3 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 12 | 30% |
| Unknown | 11 | 28% |
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