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What rights do Canadians have if they’re pulled over for driving high? We speak to criminal defence lawyer Kyla Lee for more on the new drug impaired offences under Bill C-46. … “Unfortunately, you do not have very many legal rights in that circumstance. There is no right to refuse to take the test. The […]

The RCMP are expecting to see their national forensic labs flooded with blood test requests over the next four years as Canada’s new impaired driving laws mature. The force’s National Forensic Laboratory Services operation (NFLS) receives bodily fluid samples, including blood and urine, that require forensic toxicology analysis to hold up in court. … Kyla Lee, founder of

Kyla Lee, a lawyer at Acumen Law Corporation and founder of the Canadian Impaired Driving Lawyers Association joined Matt Gurney in an interview. She shared her insight on what will enforcement look like starting tonight on the roads. … I think starting tonight it won’t be that much but over the coming months, we will see

With less than two days left until recreational cannabis becomes legal in Canada, both law enforcement and municipalities across the country are making last-minute preparations for legalization day. … “The first thing that goes through my head is that that is going to be completely unmanageable for RCMP labs.” “Not only do people have to

With legalization days away in Canada, defense lawyers are warning that once weed is legal, police could increase their use of civil forfeiture — a process to seize people’s property without charging them with crimes — to crack down on people who violate cannabis laws. Currently, police in eight provinces can use civil forfeiture laws

Bill C-45, the piece of legislation which will make marijuana legal has generated a huge amount of buzz amongst students. While Bill C-45 may be taking the spotlight it’s time that we talked about the sister legislation that was passed in tandem. Bill C-46 is the legislation that will put in place the new impaired

Lawyer Kyla Lee returns to the show to take calls and answer your questions about all things cannabis just a few days short of legalization in this country next Wednesday. Still, many outstanding details as the launch begins next week not all of which have been thought through so that leaves us with a lot of

More expensive car insurance could be in the future of those caught high behind the wheel in B.C. Driving under the influence of pot is still considered impaired driving, despite the statistic from BCAA that 20 per cent of millennials think they drive the same or even better when high. … “Everybody needs to be

We asked Vancouver criminal defence lawyer Kyla Lee for specifics around legal cannabis specifically regarding going over the border, cannabis in the house with kids, and what to do behind the wheel.  … “The Criminal Code has created two offences: one for impaired driving, where there is evidence of an impaired ability to operate a motor vehicle

New video obtained by CTV News is raising troubling questions about impaired drivers on Metro Vancouver roads. The footage, shot by Tony Obuck on Hastings Street in Burnaby at around 1 a.m. on Thursday, shows his parked Nissan SUV just moments after it was rear-ended by a woman driving a red hatchback. Obuck first filmed

Federal justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said there’s no one answer to how much cannabis would get you in trouble as a driver. She was asked at what point someone would actually be charged with impaired driving, something Wilson-Raybould said will depend on the situation. “It depends on a case-by-case basis,” she said. “Police officers have

While “ganjapreneurs” are trying to find strategic ways to promote their business in a legally responsible way, social media platforms are doing nothing more to help them. They even add a layer of difficulty. In protest, the weed community is organizing around the hashtag #CannabisBlackoutDay , an initiative of activist Bess Byers, and plans to refrain from posting Instagram