PPCLI Guy said:
Well, I read it on the Internet, so clearly it stays in my system for 2-30 days.....
As opposed to say, the saliva tests that will be issued to the Police Forces here, which focus on whether or not you are intoxicated at the moment of testing, like, say, alcohol.
THC can stay in fatty cells up to six months.
The current equipment that they are rolling out and depending on, detect presence of THC, not the intoxication limit or impairment, at the moment of testing.
Currently, with a presence of THC, the officer will determine impairment as a judgement call. This is what led to the establishment of the blood/ alcohol limit for alcohol. There is perceived bias where an officer makes the call as opposed to the breathalyzer or blood test.
This will go straight to a Charter challenge and the equipment, and/ or procedures, will not likely meet the standard required.
If this is the road they want to go down, they'll have to start testing for every drug that causes impairment. All those medications that say 'do not drive' or' do not operate heavy machinery' or 'may cause drowsiness'.
If you took 2 x ACC (aspirin, caffeine and codeine), you should not be on the road because of the codeine according to the new rules for THC.
Never mind all those people driving around on oxy and other tranquilizers and painkillers.
You have to be careful with the studies. Many show an increase in accidents where cannabis is legal, many show a decrease in accidents. Caveat emptor.