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BILL 30 – 2018
#CANNABIS CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
Public Intoxication with Cannabis
1st Offence: Up to 3 months in prison, $5,000 fine.
2nd Offence: Up to 6 months in prison, $10,000 fine.
Driving While "Intoxicated by THC"
90-day Driving Ban issued without a warrant based on the testimony of a "Trained Drug Recognition Officer"-- an RCMP member.
Possession Over Legal Limit (30 grams)
1st Offence: Up to 3 months in prison, $5,000 fine
2nd Offence: Up to 6 months in prison, $10,000 fine
Compare to Regulations for Alcohol
Public Alcohol intoxication is not an offence of the Criminal Code of Canada, only a violation under the Provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Act which carries no jail time.
A conviction does not result in a criminal record.
*Alcohol is responsible for 1.9% of deaths in Canada [4]
Costs related to alcohol in Canada equalled approximately $14.6 billion in 2002.
New Sweeping Powers For Police
Officers can arrest without a warrant on suspicion of intoxication. Charges can be laid after a "trained drug recognition" (ie, an RCMP officer) decides you are intoxicated. No breath or blood test is necessary.
A nation-wide bait-and-switch
When the Province is adding more Cannabis-related crimes, including jail-time for the most minor non-violent offences, can we even call this "legalization"?
Sources:
[1] BILL 30 – 2018
CANNABIS CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
[2] OFFENCE ACT
[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 338
[3] LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
[SBC 2015] CHAPTER 19
[4] The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2015: Alcohol Consumption in Canada
BILL 30 – 2018
#CANNABIS CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
Public Intoxication with Cannabis
1st Offence: Up to 3 months in prison, $5,000 fine.
2nd Offence: Up to 6 months in prison, $10,000 fine.
Driving While "Intoxicated by THC"
90-day Driving Ban issued without a warrant based on the testimony of a "Trained Drug Recognition Officer"-- an RCMP member.
Possession Over Legal Limit (30 grams)
1st Offence: Up to 3 months in prison, $5,000 fine
2nd Offence: Up to 6 months in prison, $10,000 fine
Compare to Regulations for Alcohol
Public Alcohol intoxication is not an offence of the Criminal Code of Canada, only a violation under the Provincial Liquor Control and Licensing Act which carries no jail time.
A conviction does not result in a criminal record.
*Alcohol is responsible for 1.9% of deaths in Canada [4]
Costs related to alcohol in Canada equalled approximately $14.6 billion in 2002.
New Sweeping Powers For Police
Officers can arrest without a warrant on suspicion of intoxication. Charges can be laid after a "trained drug recognition" (ie, an RCMP officer) decides you are intoxicated. No breath or blood test is necessary.
A nation-wide bait-and-switch
When the Province is adding more Cannabis-related crimes, including jail-time for the most minor non-violent offences, can we even call this "legalization"?
Sources:
[1] BILL 30 – 2018
CANNABIS CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
[2] OFFENCE ACT
[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 338
[3] LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT
[SBC 2015] CHAPTER 19
[4] The Chief Public Health Officer's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada, 2015: Alcohol Consumption in Canada