Global News BC heard for the first time from the 19-year-old woman who inadvertently crossed the Canada/US border while jogging. Coming from Europe, the notion of prosecution for crossing a border is a foreign concept for her. Kristen Robinson has more. Criminal lawyer Kyla Lee says situations like this will only get worse once marijuana […]
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We now know that pot will be legal October 17th! We have a date but there is so much that we don’t know including how the heck they are going to figure out if someone is high when driving. At this point, there doesn’t seem to be a reliable way to test. Our next guest
The best calls of the night with our guest Paul Doroshenko, discussing Bill C-46. Mr Doroshenko fielded calls about the decriminalization of marijuana and Bill C-46, which imposes new restrictions on marijuana-impaired driving. There are fears the new legislation could see some drivers convicted of impaired driving, even if they have done nothing wrong. “That’s the
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Now that we know when legal cannabis will arrive in Canada, a lawyer with Acumen Law says there will be a lot of wrinkles to iron out once legalization arrives. Kyla Lee says, one of the biggest areas of concern will be how drug-impaired drivers are dealt with. “As the driving issue moves forward we are
A man who ran onto the field during a BC Lions game on Saturday may now be taking legal action. The video of the incident went viral. The Lions’ fan, wearing a jersey and underwear, but no pants or shoes, went running onto the field at BC Place and then was tackled hard by Lions’ player Marcell
A man who ran onto the field during a BC Lions game on Saturday may now be taking legal action. The video of the incident went viral. The Lions’ fan, wearing a jersey and underwear, but no pants or shoes, went running onto the field at BC Place and then was tackled hard by Lions’ player Marcell
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Kyla Lee from Acumen Law sits down with Sonia Sunger Thursday to talk about the new pot legislation that is going to be announced Thursday. She talks about what legislation they would like to see, especially around impaired driving. Ms Lee said: “As far as the driving-related issues go, I would love to see legislation
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The BC Supreme Court has ruled today that police officers can only issue 24 hour drug impaired driving prohibitions at the roadside and nowhere else. “It has the potential to have 24 hour prohibitions removed from thousands of people’s driving record.” Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee says it all stems from a ruling today. “Today the
A B.C. law firm is claiming victory in a battle over the power of police to hand out 24-hour driving prohibitions to impaired drivers. A decision rendered in B.C. Supreme Court “essentially limits the authority of police to issue them to only at the roadside,” Acumen Law lawyer Kyla Lee, who argued the case, told CKNW’s
Criminal lawyer Kyla Lee on 4:20 and legal recreational marijuana. Kyla Lee was on CBC’s BC Almanac to discuss her victory in a BC Supreme Court appeal that effectively renders all 24-hour driving prohibitions for suspected drug-impaired driving issued not at the roadside illegal. She said the ruling was going to have a “very significant
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Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has introduced a massive, 300-page bill to overhaul the justice system. While many aspects of Bill C-75 are intended to curb courtroom delay, others are focused on ending intimate partner violence and diversifying juries. But will this bill be effective? I recently read Bill C-75. Here’s what you need to know. One of
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As the government’s self-imposed deadline for marijuana legalization approaches, politicians and legislators have been working around the clock to tie up any loose ends that could potentially cause problems once the product legally hits the streets. So far, they have tackled complex issues around marijuana and driving, as well as setting age limits and guidelines around the manufacture and
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