by XPolice | Oct 16, 2018 | Driving Concerns, National, News
Marijuana use inhibits young people from performing certain driving-related tasks for several hours, a new Canadian study has found. The study involved testing the driving abilities of 45 recreational marijuana users in a simulator before they consumed marijuana, then...
by XPolice | Oct 2, 2018 | Driving Concerns, National, News
Most of Canada’s police forces will confront legalized marijuana this month without a roadside-screening device to detect the presence of cannabis in drivers or the recommended number of officers trained to recognize drug impairment. A spokesman for Bill Blair,...
by XPolice | Jul 23, 2018 | Hamilton, News
32 drug-impaired drivers have been arrested so far this year Hamilton police are putting a rise in the number of arrests for drug-impaired drivers down to increased training for officers and say they expect the rate to continue rising once marijuana becomes legal in...
by XPolice | Jun 7, 2018 | Driving Concerns, National
U.S. states that legalized recreational marijuana didn’t see any meaningful change in accident rates, a Canadian public health study has found. The study, written for the Senate by a group of doctors and researchers, was released to the public on Tuesday by the...
by XPolice | May 17, 2018 | Driving Concerns, News, Provincial
Association says more money may be needed for police budgets when pot legalized If you’re high on marijuana, just don’t drive, says an organization that represents police chiefs across Ontario. The federal government has not yet established a legal limit...