Weed law being tabled

[maryjane48]

new pot law being tabled as we speak . proud moment for canada . finaly in some form the criminal laws and jailment of pot users is coming to a end in canada .

[ferri]

Marijuana law rolled out

https://www.castanet.net/news/Canada/19 ... rolled-out

[maryjane48]

hey ferri if castanet need weed reviewer i might be available as voluntear

[ferri]

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind.

[maryjane48]

haha .


i just hope its set up so the small company can particapate to because it is going to be a new industry created out of thin air . the job potential is huge

[hobbyguy]

I am glad to see this. Prohibition creates criminals (just like it did with alcohol).

A good first step toward sane drug policies.

[GordonH]

zero-tolerance approach" to drug-impaired driving

Add alcohol to this zero-tolerance from coast to coast to coast, it would be very good step in right direction.

[zzontar]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/tr ... -1.4069889

I wish they had a test to show whether you were too impaired to drive involving reflexes, vision, coordination, etc as to target IMPAIRED drivers instead of drivers who register certain numbers. Are you a driver who's cognitive skills have become so bad you'll drive right through a library? No problem! There's no breathalyzer or swab that will say you shouldn't drive. So tired you can't stay awake behind the wheel? Mixed your meds again? Just a super crappy driver to begin with? Don't worry, you're basically driving impaired legally. Why not a test to see if you're too impaired to drive, what is honestly wrong with that idea?

[Chyren]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/politics/trudeau-impaired-driving-changes-1.4069889

I wish they had a test to show whether you were too impaired to drive involving reflexes, vision, coordination, etc as to target IMPAIRED drivers instead of drivers who register certain numbers. Are you a driver who's cognitive skills have become so bad you'll drive right through a library? No problem! There's no breathalyzer or swab that will say you shouldn't drive. So tired you can't stay awake behind the wheel? Mixed your meds again? Just a super crappy driver to begin with? Don't worry, you're basically driving impaired legally. Why not a test to see if you're too impaired to drive, what is honestly wrong with that idea?

There are actually many tests that do just this. There's the Standardized Field Sobriety Test which has been in use for decades and is recognized by all the courts and science as highly effective in detecting impairment by drugs and or alcohol.

Also there are the Drug Recognition Experts that police use that do testing on top of the field tests that look at vision, coordination, and are also qualified to do basic medical tests as well.

[jimmy4321]

Be good if they had a device that measured true impairment like an actual line not to be crossed not just detection which can linger far far after consumption.
Otherwise there's gonna be a lot of false positives and skewed stats depending on what side your on on this subject.

This legalization is probably mostly a windfall for lawyers more than anything.

[Poindexter]

I think a well designed series of questions could weed out drivers high on pot such as, " want some potato chips"?

Or simply add a lava lamp to the bank of lights on the cruiser, arrest those that call it "cooooool".

[zzontar]

There are actually many tests that do just this. There's the Standardized Field Sobriety Test which has been in use for decades and is recognized by all the courts and science as highly effective in detecting impairment by drugs and or alcohol.

If they have a test that detects impairment of any sort and impairment is what they don't want, why would they sink a fortune of tax dollars into devices that only detect if you've done certain drugs and doesn't even test for impairment?

[Smurf]

I believe they are working on a theory of zero tolerance meaning you don't have to be impaired just have it in your system. Possibly the government wants it thrown out as against human rights and then they can just say sorry we tried it's up to the provinces now. Would that surprise anyone?

[jimmy4321]

Well if it's up to the discretion of enforcement wouldn't it be possible that some jurisdictions be more reasonable while others be truly zero tolerant as far as having it in your system? As things are now some areas tolerate dispensaries while others just don't even while ALL are illegal.
Also i'm not talking about truly impaired, all impairment should be dealt with.

[Treblehook]

If legalizing pot is the wish and will of the majority of Canadians, then it is likely to be the outcome. What is somewhat amazing is the fact that this issue and the impending legislation to legalize recreational pot is such a high profile news item, attracting comment and opinion from many a politician [Federal, Provincial and Municipal]... while issues like the escalated and unaffordable cost of drugs such as the EPIPEN don't get so much as a minute's attention in the media or in the comments of our politicians. How screwed up are we eh?