[Newsbot]

Title: Pot-smoking Mountie can't smoke in uniform, RCMP says
Category: Law & Order
Posted By: shockedcanadian
Date: 2013-11-28 07:23:00
Canadian

[shockedcanadian]

Does this mean this guy can be stoned while on duty? Not the kind of guy you want to have answer your call if you need help.

[OnTheIce]

If the officer was prescribed other medication that impaired his ability to drive or do his job, the answer would remain the same.

While those other drugs are legal as well, having an officer impaired is a bad idea without considering the optics of it.

[andyt]

He's on desk duty.

I'd love so see: "You're under arrest, pffffffffffffffffffft, for smoking marijuana."

[ShepherdsDog]

it wouldn`t be safe to leave doughnuts unattended in the detachment

[bootlegga]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

it wouldn`t be safe to leave doughnuts unattended in the detachment

I don't think that's ever a good idea at a police station!

[1Peg]

$1:

His prescription allows for three grams a day, which he estimates to be nine to 15 joints

9-15 joints for 3 grams..... All he's smoking is paper. lol

[Gunnair]

1Peg 1Peg:

$1:

His prescription allows for three grams a day, which he estimates to be nine to 15 joints

9-15 joints for 3 grams..... All he's smoking is paper. lol

[Curtman]

$1:

There’s no policy in the RCMP that says I cannot smoke in public. I have the right to smoke it in my red serge.”

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/11/28 ... red-serge/

$1:

An RCMP officer smoking marijuana while in uniform “sets a very poor example for Canadians,” Justice Minister Peter MacKay said Thursday.
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Given the Conservative government’s tough stance on drugs, the notion that a weed-smoking cop is employed by the RCMP is somewhat ironic. In the last few months, the Conservative government has come down hard on Justin Trudeau for advocating legalization and admitting to smoking pot himself at a party after being elected to Parliament.
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It also comes as Parliament prepares to debate a crack down on a drug of another sort: alcohol. The NDP has tabled a private member’s bill to allow police to conduct random breathalyzer testing at roadblocks, regardless of whether the driver shows signs of impairment.

A bad example? His doctor prescribed it!

Here's your bad example PMac...

[Unsound]

Wouldn't want to see a uniformed cop drinking either... just saying

[ShepherdsDog]

let`s see, high school or university students drinking.......cop on duty toking. Not surprised that Curt can`t see the difference.

[Curtman]

$1:

“My observation is the same as for politicians, police: They fall in a similar category in the sense that it sets a very poor example to flout the law,” MacKay said

He's not breaking any law. He has an exemption from the controlled substances act. Laws against driving while intoxicated still apply though. It's frightening that the Justice Minister is confused about that.

$1:

According to the RCMP, “any member on a mind-altering drug — such as marijuana, OxyContin (and) Dilaudid — is not permitted to perform operational duties, including carrying a firearm or operating a police vehicle

Is there any reason to believe he's carrying a firearm or operating a police vehicle?

What about our PM and the Finance Minister advertising for Guinness while on official taxpayer funded business?

[Gunnair]

Curtman Curtman:

What about our PM and the Finance Minister advertising for Guinness while on official taxpayer funded business?

Stephen Harper is a shill for GM - he owns a 2002 Malibu.

[Curtman]

Gunnair Gunnair:

Curtman Curtman:

What about our PM and the Finance Minister advertising for Guinness while on official taxpayer funded business?

Stephen Harper is a shill for GM - he owns a 2002 Malibu.

And 2002 Mailu's are comparable to alcohol are they?

Alcohol one of Canada’s top health threats: Study

$1:

The report, Strategies to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms and Costs in Canada: A Comparison of Provincial Policies, was published Wednesday by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Lead author Norman Giesbrecht, a senior scientist at CAMH, said it is mind-boggling how lax harm-reduction policies are across the country.

Giesbrecht’s report, which notes 80 per cent of Canadians drink, ranks provinces on 10 key harm-reduction policies, including pricing, availability, marketing, legal drinking age and warning labels.
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Alcohol accounted for 8 per cent of all deaths (under 70 years old) and 7 per cent of all hospital stays in 2002, and between 1996 and 2010, total consumption increased by 13 per cent.

[Freakinoldguy]

So let me get this straight. If this guy happens to catch fire while on duty then they'll put him out otherwise, he's on his own? Fek

No BBQ's at home for this guy.

All kidding aside the reality is that this guy should be the poster boy for medical marijuana to be dispensed in pill form.