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THC-influenced drivers in the new Danish 3-level offense system

Simon Kjær HermansenSection of Forensic Toxicology, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Tina Ravn PedersenSection of Forensic Toxicology, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9434-4928
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Dorte Jensen ChristoffersenSection of Forensic Toxicology, Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5289-8607
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Pages 13-17 | Received 28 Jun 2019, Accepted 06 Oct 2019, Published online: 10 Dec 2019

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