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The Tenuous Link Between Cannabis Impairment and THC Levels in the Blood

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For most people who are investigated for impaired driving by drugs, the case goes like this: the individuals are pulled over for some sort of a traffic violation. The officer forms a suspicion that they have a drug in their body, or they smell burnt cannabis, or the driver admits smoking pot a few hours earlier. The officer engages in some sobriety tests, including a saliva test that is supposed to correlate the amount of THC in your saliva to a blood THC concentration.

But what if I told you that even if THC is found in your blood, it might not accurately reflect how impaired you are?

The connection between how much THC is in your system and how impaired you are doesn’t follow a predictable pattern.

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Class Actions Against Government: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses Class Actions Against Government… Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Right to Counsel & Exclusion of Evidence: Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t!

Welcome to Cases That Should Have Gone to the Supreme Court of Canada, But Didn’t! This week, lawyer Kyla Lee discusses the Right to Counsel and Exclusion of Evidence… Acumen Law Corporation lawyer Kyla Lee gives her take on a made-in-Canada court case each week and discusses why these cases should have been heard by Canada’s highest court: the Supreme Court of Canada.

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Driving Law Podcast: Episode 333 AI Invasion of Privacy and Important SCC Decision

On this triple topic episode, Kyla and Paul debate about privacy for AI evidence gathering, look at the implications of a recent Supreme Court of Canada case and talk about their recent presentation.

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2024 Corporate Vision Canadian Business Awards Winner! DUI Lawyer of the Year

Let’s take a moment to acknowledge Kyla Lee’s win for the Corporate Vision Canadian Business Award in the category of DUI Lawyer of the year. Corporate Vision searches throughout Canada for businesses and professionals that excel in their own field. Kyla has been recognized as a leader in the realm of DUI defence in a field full of other capable contenders. Take a look at the listing here!

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Weird and Wacky Wednesdays: Volume 288

Dogs are wonderful. Humans can be awful. Wild animals are predictable when you start with the foundational assumption that they are wild and therefore they’re not going to behave in any manner that is completely predictable. But the important thing here, again, is that humans can be awful and, in fact, they may behave in a manner that is completely unpredictable. This week we have stories of horses, sheep, a snake and awful humans.

Horses, like dogs, are generally wonderful.

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