Scent Of Freshly Burnt Weed At RIDE Results In Charges
Source: Area OPP
Date: Sun Aug 18 06:55:42 MST 2019
The first program was operated on Line 20 in the Municipality of West Perth.
The male driver of a sedan entered the RIDE program and the officer detected the odour of freshly burnt cannabis.
Mykal BRYAN, 25-years-old of Ajax was charged with having care or control of vehicle with cannabis readily available and issued a Provincial Offence Notice (PON).
The second program was operated on Line 87 in the Municipality of North Perth.
The male driver of a sedan entered the RIDE program and the officer detected the odour of freshly burnt cannabis.
Nathan DOUGLAS, 40-years-old of Clifford was charged with having care or control of vehicle with cannabis readily available and issued a Provincial Offence Notice (PON).
Transporting cannabis - similar to the rules for alcohol, it is illegal to transport cannabis in a motorized vehicle (such as a car or boat) if it is:
open ("unfastened") and not in its original packaging
not packed in baggage and is readily available to anyone in the vehicle