Driver fined $230 for having unlit cannabis pipe in vehicle

Nov 8 2018, 6:56 am

After passing through a roadblock on the Lions Gate Bridge, a local driver is going to see a lot of money go down the pipe.

The 23-year-old male from Calgary, who was driving a 2010 Jeep, was stopped at by patrol members at 2:10 am on Tuesday.

During the check, the attending officer saw a pipe in the centre console of the vehicle, packed with what appeared to be cannabis, say West Vancouver Police.

Although it wasn’t lit, the driver was still given a ticket, due to the new BC Cannabis Control and Licensing act.

Fortunately, the man operating the vehicle wasn’t impaired in any way but he still went home with a $230 ticket.

According to the BC Cannabis Control and Licensing Act, an adult must not operate a vehicle while there is cannabis inside.

Similar to alcohol, a driver can avoid the fine if the cannabis is in unopened packaging or if it’s “not readily accessible to the driver” or any passengers in the vehicle, for that matter.

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