U of Sask. study to give people weed gummies and a driver’s test to measure impairment [Video]

When it comes to human experiments, it’ll be tough to find a more chill way to advance scientific knowledge.

Starting in early 2025, the Driving Research and Simulation Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan will run a study using a state-of-the-art driver simulator to test how high people get after consuming edible cannabis.

“There’s a lot of research on smoked cannabis and the impacts on driving, but very little on the effects of edibles,” said Alexander Crizzle, the lab’s director and an associate professor of public health.

People chosen for the study will eat a 10-milligram cannabis gummy with THC – the psychoactive compound that produces a high – and spend the day in Crizzle’s lab getting tested on the driving simulator. Snacks and cab fare home are provided.