Most people are careful about having booze in their car while they’re driving, but B.C. has cannabis transportation laws that are just as strict.
Kyla Lee is a Vancouver lawyer with some expertise in cannabis law.
“There’s a lot of regulations around cannabis that people aren’t aware of,” Lee told iNFOnews.ca.
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I’m often cynical of police methods for detecting impaired driving, but I am cynical with reliable science on my side. The legalization of cannabis brought attention to the problem of identifying people driving while impaired by cannabis. For our practice, understanding the scientific limitations of current detection methods is essential, because it directly impacts how we defend cannabis impaired driving cases.
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Marijuana isn’t an illegal substance in Vancouver (or anywhere in Canada), but some specific locations don’t have the green light for consumption from the government.
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This is VANCOLOUR host Mo Amir sits down with Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee break down the connection of cannabis legalization and impaired driving. Cannabis has been legal since 2018, are more people driving impaired?
“The most recent, most comprehensive study looking at what happened after cannabis legalization, found that there was actually a decrease overall in impaired driving. There was no increase in cannabis impaired driving and alcohol impaired driving has actually been on the decrease since legalization”
“They (opponents of drug liberalization) created this horrible bogeyman and made really, really strict impaired driving laws when really they should have just waited for it to play out because actually cannabis legalization seems to be good overall”
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When steps were taken to legalize cannabis in Canada, one of the most persistent concerns raised by critics was the potential increase in drug-impaired driving incidents. However, the risk never seemed to manifest. Law enforcement and legislators credit harsh drug-impaired driving laws and new detection methods, but the number of drug impaired driving cases to hit our courts does not seem to support this assumption.
So does legalization actually cause an increase in the number of drug-impaired driving incidents?
Recent research suggests it does not, and it sheds light on the complexities of the issue and reveals a more nuanced reality.
…Debunking the Myth: Cannabis Legalization Increases Impaired DrivingRead More »
Debunking the Myth: Cannabis Legalization Increases Impaired Driving Read More »
This is one of the most common questions I am asked from cannabis users who are afraid of cannabis-impaired driving charges. Most people want to know if there is a certain window they should wait from the time they last smoked before driving, so there is no sign of impairment.
And while the question has never had a good answer scientifically, given that the absorption and elimination rates of cannabis from the bloodstream are non-linear, the question has become even more difficult to answer as a result of a recent study.
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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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Medical cannabis is used to manage various health conditions. However, concerns about its potential impact on driving abilities persist despite repeated studies that indicate that there are no real issues with impairment. However, recent research once again confirms the effects of prescribed medical cannabis products on driving performance among patients.
…Understanding the Impact of Medical Cannabis on Driving: Recent FindingsRead More »
Understanding the Impact of Medical Cannabis on Driving: Recent Findings Read More »
Is there really an increase in a crash risk when people consume cannabis before driving? New research suggests what many have already concluded in earlier research: cannabis does not increase the risk of a crash.
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When cannabis products were legalized in Canada, a panic ensued among road safety and public safety groups alike: legalization would lead to an increase of cannabis-related impaired driving incidents.
And while statistically that has now been shown to be an unjustified hullabaloo about nothing, there is a definite trend of impaired driving involving cannabis that warrants more consideration.
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Cannabis and Drug-Impaired Driving: DUI for Drugs or DUI for a Drug? Read More »
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