Traffic Reefer Madness Means No Consumption Spaces

There’s a new cannabis report from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation, and with a name like that, you can be sure it’s traffic reefer madness. Some in the media consider this report the final “hard evidence” we need to take driving stoned seriously (and by proxy, never legalizing consumption sites, since, presumably, that increases the chance of traffic accidents). Today’s reefer madness appears more insidious than the old justifications for prohibition. America’s first drug czar Harry J. Anslinger said cannabis […]

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Three Cannabis-Impaired Driving Myths

What are three cannabis-impaired driving myths? In a piece for Farmers Forum, James Pascual reports that drug-impaired driving charges have more than doubled since Canada legalized cannabis.  Of course, the “significant increase in the prevalence of drug use” in drivers includes alcohol and prescription medicines. As well, plenty of people were driving on cannabis before. The difference is now police have the tools and training to look for it. Pascual’s article is heavy on opinion and light on facts. For example, he […]

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How Accurate is the Dräger Drug Test? 

Why do Canadian police use the Dräger Drug Test to detect cannabis use? The Dräger Drug Test is a device used to test oral fluid samples for drugs, such as cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, and cannabis. Law enforcement agencies in Canada use it as a roadside sobriety test. They consider it a quick and non-invasive way of testing for drugs, with results typically available within minutes. But the Dräger Drug Test isn’t without its criticisms. For example, it tests for cannabis […]

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What you need to know about cannabis-impaired driving laws in Canada

Bill C -46 It’s been two years since Bill C-46 became law, overhauling impaired driving rules nation-wide.   Although Bill C-46 embodied a number of significant changes to the Criminal Code impaired driving offences, it did a couple of key things.  First, it created specific offences for cannabis-impaired driving the first time.  Second, it did away […]

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Why has no B.C. driver been charged with cannabis-related impaired driving offences?

It’s been nearly a year since cannabis was legalized, but there have been zero – count that, zero – cannabis-related driving offences laid under our new criminal law…in B.C. at least.  The same cannot be said for the rest of Canada. Ontario has seen one hundred cannabis impaired driving charges under the Criminal Code, while […]

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