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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

Kyla Lee is a partner at Acumen Law Corporation in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her practice focuses on impaired driving and roadside drug and alcohol testing. She is deeply concerned by new measures to be put in place by the government to address drug-impaired driving and has been an outspoken public advocate against putting regulation before

With Marijuana legalization looming, questions still remain around enforcement, specifically related to driving while under the influence of Cannabis. Some police including Vancouver police force said that the roadside marijuana testing device known as the Drager GrugTest 5000 will not be used in Vancouver. Kyla Lee with Acumen Law joins the program to discuss developments

Some Canadian police forces are hesitant to use a federally approved roadside marijuana test, raising questions about the Liberal government’s decision to give the devices the green light. Vancouver’s police department is among those that won’t use the Drager DrugTest 5000 when pot is legalized next month because it says the device doesn’t work in

OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Give it a chance, that’s what the federal NDP’s Justice critic is saying after learning a number of police forces are reluctant to use a federally-approved roadside test for marijuana once it becomes legal Oct. 17. Victoria MP Murray Rankin says he understands why the RCMP, Vancouver Police, and Delta Police

Vancouver is the latest police force to pass on the only federally approved marijuana roadside testing device. Like many other municipalities, they will be testing it out but not using it on the road. … “I applaud the police for making the decision to put more study into this before determining whether or not they

A controversial roadside test for marijuana will not be used by Vancouver and Delta Police Departments when recreational marijuana is legalized next month. Both departments are taking a temporary pass on the “Drager DrugTest 5000.” The device was recently approved by the federal government for roadside testing of THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. …