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posted by cmn32480 on Monday April 17 2017, @08:18AM   Printer-friendly
from the puff-puff-pass dept.

The CBC reports that Canada's ruling Liberal Party has proposed legislation concerning the use of cannabis:

The pot plan comes with two new bills; one to regulate the recreational use, sale and cultivation of marijuana, and a second that strengthens measures to stop impaired driving.

It would allow people to possess up to 30 grams of dried or fresh cannabis and sets the minimum at 18 years of age, though provinces and territories can set a higher legal age.

Consumers can grow up to four plants at home or buy from a licensed retailer.

[...] buying, selling or using marijuana outside the regulatory regime will remain a serious criminal offence with stiff penalties.

Another CBC article describes the bill on impaired driving. Police could ask drivers for samples of saliva or blood; there are also

[...] provisions that will allow for mandatory roadside alcohol screening and new criminal offences for driving while high.

[...] A driver who is found to have two nanograms but less than five nanograms of THC per millilitre of blood could face a maximum fine of up to $1,000[.]

Additional coverage:
Toronto Star (editorial)


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by butthurt on Monday April 17 2017, @09:05AM (2 children)

    by butthurt (6141) on Monday April 17 2017, @09:05AM (#495173) Journal

    > Regulated substance is ......... regulated.

    Now, illegal substance is illegal. One proposal would transform the status of cannabis from an illegal substance to a regulated (and taxed) substance. The Toronto Star editorial notes that, if enacted, the legislation "would make Canada the first G7 nation" to do so. The other proposal has privacy implications for Canadians who drive.

    As with all stories here, if one is not interested there is the option of scrolling past.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @09:12AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 17 2017, @09:12AM (#495178)

    Propose legalization? Goddamn ambiguous meaning of moot.

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by dry on Tuesday April 18 2017, @04:16AM

    by dry (223) on Tuesday April 18 2017, @04:16AM (#495672) Journal

    The courts will probably strike the roadside screening down again. Currently all the cops can do is ask the driver for his license and registration though they will take the opportunity to sniff and if smelling alcohol, the have a reasonable cause to test for impairment. I guess if there is a strong smell of pot, they can test. We do have a fairly strong Charter of Rights.
    What worries me is whether they can actually test for THC or just the byproducts. I like to smoke a joint before bed, which means I'll test positive for about 2 days with the current blood test based on experience, including a toxicity report when I fell asleep at the wheel, had an accident and they did a blood test (legal as they got a search warrant based on a cop saying he thought I was impaired), the report actually said it only meant that I'd used marijuana in the last 48 hours.