Washington state’s top police officer says cracking down on marijuana users who get behind the wheel to drive is proving tricky for the state.
“We’re still learning, it’s ongoing,” said Washington Patrol Chief John Batiste.
Canada’s prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau has promised to legalize pot for recreational use in Canada once he takes the reins from Stephen Harper, and that’s raising questions about how to catch impaired drivers here at home.
Canadian courts have found drug impairment tests untrustworthy and a poor indicator of impairment. That’s why out of 50,000 charges laid each year for drunk driving in Canada, fewer than 1,000 are for drug impairments.
CBC News – Oct 21, 2015.
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