The federal government has unveiled its long-awaited rules around blood-drug concentration levels for drivers.
The draft regulation stipulates that motorists with more than two nanograms of THC (a psychoactive compound in cannabis) per millilitre of blood would be guilty of a summary offence.
However, the document doesn’t state how much pot must to be consumed to reach this level.
“These offences would prohibit individuals from having certain levels of impairing drugs in their blood within two hours of driving,” the draft regulation states.
A conviction for a summary offence carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and/or a fine of $5,000.
Motorists can be charged with a hybrid offence if the Crown wanted to prove there were concentrations of THC in excess of five nanograms per millilitre of blood. Hybrid offences give prosecutors the option of pursuing a summary conviction or a conviction on an indictable offence, which can lead to a lengthy prison term.
Charlie Smith – Georgia Straight – October 14, 2017.
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