Federal changes in medical marijuana growing rules take effect soon, and local police are getting ready. Only commercial-sized companies will be able to produce and distribute the plants to people with valid prescriptions starting in April. Vernon RCMP Superintendent Reg Burgess says just like now, police won't be given a list of homes that are able to grow their own pot. "How it changes for us is that we can do a normal investigation on a grow op and get the grounds to go in, and not be stopped at the door with a license," Burgess told city council. Burgess says in the past, police would do all the work, get to the door, and find out they couldn't go in because the person had a medical grow license. Meantime, Ottawa is looking to rewrite Canada's prostitution laws due to a recent court ruling, but the head of Vernon RCMP says it won't affect how they deal with the issue -- in the short term. Superintendent Burgess says they will continue to enforce the law, not to prosecute, but to change the behaviour of offenders. "We don't normally seek actual prosecution unless we have a completely uncooperative subject who is a multiple repeat offender." The Supreme Court of Canada declared three major prostitution laws unconstitutional in December.Monday, February 17, 2014
Police Get Set For New Marijuana Rules
Written by Peter McIntyre 107.5 KISSFM Monday, 17 February 2014 06:00
Federal changes in medical marijuana growing rules take effect soon, and local police are getting ready. Only commercial-sized companies will be able to produce and distribute the plants to people with valid prescriptions starting in April. Vernon RCMP Superintendent Reg Burgess says just like now, police won't be given a list of homes that are able to grow their own pot. "How it changes for us is that we can do a normal investigation on a grow op and get the grounds to go in, and not be stopped at the door with a license," Burgess told city council. Burgess says in the past, police would do all the work, get to the door, and find out they couldn't go in because the person had a medical grow license. Meantime, Ottawa is looking to rewrite Canada's prostitution laws due to a recent court ruling, but the head of Vernon RCMP says it won't affect how they deal with the issue -- in the short term. Superintendent Burgess says they will continue to enforce the law, not to prosecute, but to change the behaviour of offenders. "We don't normally seek actual prosecution unless we have a completely uncooperative subject who is a multiple repeat offender." The Supreme Court of Canada declared three major prostitution laws unconstitutional in December.
Federal changes in medical marijuana growing rules take effect soon, and local police are getting ready. Only commercial-sized companies will be able to produce and distribute the plants to people with valid prescriptions starting in April. Vernon RCMP Superintendent Reg Burgess says just like now, police won't be given a list of homes that are able to grow their own pot. "How it changes for us is that we can do a normal investigation on a grow op and get the grounds to go in, and not be stopped at the door with a license," Burgess told city council. Burgess says in the past, police would do all the work, get to the door, and find out they couldn't go in because the person had a medical grow license. Meantime, Ottawa is looking to rewrite Canada's prostitution laws due to a recent court ruling, but the head of Vernon RCMP says it won't affect how they deal with the issue -- in the short term. Superintendent Burgess says they will continue to enforce the law, not to prosecute, but to change the behaviour of offenders. "We don't normally seek actual prosecution unless we have a completely uncooperative subject who is a multiple repeat offender." The Supreme Court of Canada declared three major prostitution laws unconstitutional in December.
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