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A growing number of marijuana users are driving while high — and it’s costing them their lives.

More than 40% of victims of fatal vehicle accidents over the past six years have had elevated levels of THC in their blood, a new study shows. The drug screenings were performed during the autopsy process.

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive compound in the cannabis plant , is what causes the "high" feeling of euphoria that is associated with using the drug.

POT AND GAMING COMBO COULD POSE HIDDEN HEALTH RISKS, RESEARCHERS WARN

The Wright State University-led study, which was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, reviewed data for 246 deceased Ohio drivers.

The researchers found that nea

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