Police are still learning about what the rules are around legalized cannabis, said Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak on Wednesday morning.
B次元官网网址淭he answers may not be black and white, and will change as rules and regulations develop,B次元官网网址� Manak said.
He affirmed, however, that the Victoria Police DepartmentB次元官网网址檚 top three priorities align with the Federal Cannabis Act: to keep cannabis out of the hands of youth, to keep profits out of the hands of criminals, and to protect the publicB次元官网网址檚 health and safety by allowing adults access to B次元官网网址渟afe, legal an regulated cannabis.B次元官网网址�
That being said, Manak said that the VicPD have no plans to take any for of B次元官网网址渄irect enforcement actionB次元官网网址� against any of the illegally operating cannabis dispensaries currently open in town.
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He added that overall, there would not be a great amount of change for VicPD officers, noting that there hadnB次元官网网址檛 been many charges for small amounts of marijuana possession in years, and that traffic enforcement officers have been taking impaired drivers off of the road for decades.
B次元官网网址淭his really is not uncharted territory for us,B次元官网网址� Manak said.
VicPD will not be using any kind of oral screening device to test for cannabis levels in someoneB次元官网网址檚 system, and instead continue to focus on the Standard Field Sobriety Tests traditionally used to determine if a driver is impaired.
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B次元官网网址淲e looked at all the literature out there, and there were some concerns over the reliability and accuracy of the the instrument,B次元官网网址� Manak said. B次元官网网址淭he instrument is not practical to use as well, itB次元官网网址檚 very bulky, itB次元官网网址檚 cost prohibitive and training involved in using that instrument, we felt that what we currently have in place will suffice.B次元官网网址�
Police will be unveiling a new education campaign shortly called B次元官网网址渨ait until you get homeB次元官网网址� to encourage drivers not to smoke before or while driving.
B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 illegal, itB次元官网网址檚 not safe and youB次元官网网址檙e putting yourself and others at risk, itB次元官网网址檚 really that simple,B次元官网网址� Manak said.
VicPD officers will be allowed to use cannabis in their personal time, as long as they do so with at least 24 hours before their next shift, and that theyB次元官网网址檙e not on call.
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Manak said today officers had one thing to focus on:
B次元官网网址淭hat the sun came up and that itB次元官网网址檚 gonna be okay,B次元官网网址� he said. B次元官网网址淭hereB次元官网网址檚 been a lot of fear mongering that this day would come and go and things would fall apart, but at the end of the day the people need to know that the police are ready.B次元官网网址�
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