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At least three police departments in B.C. have decided they won’t be using a federally approved marijuana testing device once the drug is legalized next month. Police in Vancouver, Delta and Kamloops have confirmed they won’t be using the Drager DrugTest 5000 in roadside screenings come Oct. 17. The Drager test was approved as the first saliva […]

This Week Jon and Nic talk about Mario Kart, the Aurora Coca-Cola news, Niagara College’s new Cannabis Program, they test out Canna Farms’ Pink Kush and Vancouver Attorney, Kyla Lee chats with the boys about Cannabis Impaired driving laws. … “None of these is written out in the regulations that they have introduced. None of

An uproar in the Vancouver cannabis community and on social media occurred recently. It was the result of Vancouver Police Department officers seizing cannabis from a so-called opioid replacement site. The rationale offered by the VPD for these actions was simple: cannabis remains illegal, and trafficking cannabis is also illegal. Despite the fact that the people operating the

After pointing out the shortcomings of the Drager DrugTest 5000, Kyla Lee of Acumen Law Corporation is once again on Evan Soloman Show. This time, she talks about the issue of testing whether the people are impaired when behind the wheel. … “I think that that is s a very good approach. I actually am

Can I smoke pot and drive? What happens if I’m caught high behind the wheel? How will police test for drug impairment? With just weeks until Canada becomes the second country in the world to legalize recreational use of marijuana, many questions remain unanswered about how the move will affect drivers. CTV News teamed up

With legalization just around the corner, people genuinely want to know more about cannabis and its medical uses. But with information overload, it’s hard to keep up. In this column, we are taking your questions, straight to the experts who will give you the most straight-forward answer possible—while making you feel more comfortable about cannabis,

This is how a number of criminal defence lawyers from around the country are referring to the Dräger DrugTest 5000, recently approved by the federal government as a device to be used by police the in testing of drivers for impairment from marijuana. Defence counsel who spoke with The Lawyer’s Daily said the use of the Dräger

Finally, Canada is in the final stages of approving a roadside testing device that will be used across the country to test for THC, the active component in cannabis, once cannabis is legalized this coming October. In July, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced that Canadian law enforcement will using the Dräger DrugTest 5000 in roadside

We’re only about 5 weeks away from marijuana legalization in Canada, and when it is legal, police will begin testing for impaired drivers. One roadside machine available to them is the Drager DrugTest 5000. You’ll hear a man test the machine out on the radio to see if it picks up the cannabis in his system.

The provincial government has launched a new crackdown on distracted driving, this time focusing on drivers who use their phone while stopped at red lights. But some critics say that part is nothing more than a cash grab.  … “The people that are being ticketed in these investigations are people who are not posing a risk