Two men were arrested by police for drug trafficking.
You may not be familiar with April 20, or simply 4/20, which is the day that marijuana is legal to consume. This makes it even more bizarre when 500 pounds of marijuana is thrown onto the road by a truck accident on April 20.
According to the police report , the strange incident occurred at 7:15 am local time in Callaway County Missouri on Interstate 70. The semi-truck was trying to avoid an earlier crash when the driver of a 2007 GMC Sierra crashed into the back of the large rig. The pickup was then struck by another semi.
The Missouri Highway Patrol arrived at the scene to find marijuana packages all over the interstate. According to police, the pickup that was involved in the incident was carrying the marijuana. The pot totalled 500 pounds.
Two men and one woman were injured in the accident. They had to be transported to the hospital. Police arrested two men in connection with drug trafficking. This is a first-degree crime.
According to KOAM News, the other motorists weren’t seriously injured.
Two measures are currently being considered in Missouri to legalize recreational marijuana use. One of these is , a ballot initiative still collecting signatures that would allow legalization to be put up for vote in November 2022. Another is in the process of moving through state legislature. has recently cleared a second committee.
Sometimes trucks dump strange stuff onto the highway. This is rare, however, if the truck driver happens to dump weed on the highway on 4/20.
We’ve seen cases where trucks threw liquid chocolate, beer cases, Deadpool comics books and 30,000 lbs of TV dinners on the roads in the past. Some of the most disgusting items include sardines, slime eels, and others.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety published a study that showed that injuries accidents in legalized states were 6.6% higher. Fatal crashes were 2.3% higher.
These averages are not representative of the actual numbers. According to the state, injuries can vary from 18% to 8 percent depending on where they are located.
This study focuses on crashes that occur in legal cannabis-legal states. These incidents were not caused by marijuana use.