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Imagine, as Maine continues to grapple with how, when and where to allow the legal consumption of marijuana, that an expert on impaired driving sits down with state lawmakers and makes an ironclad prediction. “Over the course of a year,” he says, “between two and three dozen people in Maine will get high, get behind the wheel and die in a crash.” “Nationally,” our expert continues with absolute certainty, “if cannabis is legalized coast to coast, marijuana-impaired driving will account for more than 10,000 deaths annually, or 29 per day, or one every 49 minutes.” Related Read more from Bill Nemitz Now for a reality check: The numbers are real.