: Canada has less than half the number of police officers needed to track high-level drivers: Chiefs

According to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, it is unlikely that 2,000 police officers will be trained to track down drug-impaired drivers when marijuana is legalized later this year.

Last fall, the body accounted for about 90 percent of the population. In Canada, the police have warned the government that before marijuana becomes legal, its members need more time to train agents to new laws and for drivers known to be in good standing. ; intoxicated.

Natalie Wright, spokeswoman for Chiefs of Police report to the Canadian Press that only 733 officers completed specialty training in May, up from 665 in February. In March 2017, about 600 agents attended the training.

"Although it is unlikely that we will reach the target number of 2,000 Drug Recognition Experts by October 17, we are confident in our current processes, knowing that they will improve. constantly. "Wright, in a written statement

According to current training rates, it will take more than five years before Canada hits 2,000 trained agents

The International Program for the Assessment and Clbadification of Drugs, which includes looking at things such as vital signs, eyes, balance and coordination for signs of disability, began in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Canadian officers still have to surrender to the states

At a hearing before a House of Commons committee last fall, police chiefs said that it would be best for Canada to be able to go to court. Coach at home [19] 659002] Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale's office staff did not respond to a request for comment on Sunday. Previously, its officials reported funding of $ 161 million for police training and drug testing equipment over the next five years, as well as an awareness campaign on the dangers of driving in state of intoxication

. the use of salivary roadside tests to detect the presence of drugs such as cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana, but no test has yet been approved for use in Canada. In May, federal officials said they did not know when the government would make a decision on which test will get the green light.

Six weeks ago, the premiers of the West asked the federal government to fix the problem. Manitoba Justice Minister Heather Stefanson said on Sunday that her government remains concerned about the government 's eagerness to manipulate legalized marijuana, and the province wants the law on driving with impaired be adopted. "Our government has expressed from the beginning our concern about the federal government's decision to expedite the legalization of cannabis without having the appropriate security mechanisms in place," said Stefanson. "The ACCP has now confirmed that they will not have enough trained officers on time."

Mothers Against Drunk Driving reports that only four percent of cases of impaired driving weakened in the justice system lead to drug deficiency.

The Canadian Center on Substance Abuse argues in a policy on the use of roadside drug badessments that it "would seem like a significant proportion drug-impaired drivers go undetected. He cites the fact that more drivers killed in crashes have been tested positive for drugs than alcohol, but only four per cent of impaired driving cases involve drug impairment.