CALGARY – Police, lawyers and advocates say that one year into cannabis legalization, Canada has a long way to go toward stamping out the black market and pot-impaired driving.
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Vancouver impaired driving lawyer Kyla Lee said fears that legal cannabis would lead to a surge in impaired driving do not seem to have materialized.
There was an uptick in some U.S. states after they legalized pot, but Lee said that was likely due to the fact that edibles – with their stronger, longer high – came on the market there right away. In Canada, there has been a year-long wait, with edibles and other cannabis derivitives becoming legal Thursday.
Lee said Canada’s amended impaired driving law is problematic because the presence of cannabis in someone’s system is not a valid measure of impairment.
“I think there was really a bogeyman of cannabis-impaired driving that was sold to pass these laws.”
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Driving under influence still crime and should not be allowed. The laws only protect the smoker but not the public who has to suffer from second hand smoke.