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And how could you tell that? Was he doing 30 in a 50 zone? Munching on snacks? Or you thinking they were smoking a joint inside their vehicle and assumed was impaired? There isn't an accurate test yet for THC concentration. Police have devices that can detect THC but that includes traces. How to prove you are impaired is another thing. Any cases I have seen is impaired when caught in the act. Mostly it is like an open liquor ticket.

Yeah lots of people share smokes. Congratulations on the observation

Shouldn’t you be focused on the road and not looking into the cabs of other vehicles?

Sure hope that drivers would see someone chugging a can a beer while they are driving.

It really doesn't affect you. Your stigma is getting in the way of reality. Anyone I've ever known drives slower when high. If it was just a passenger you should be ashamed of yourself. You might be miseducated, so let me make this clear. Cannabis impairment is nothing compared to alcohol impairment. Alcohol impairment does kill people, and it is dangerous, and it is not recommended under any circumstance. It's not 1940. That being said, it's nearly 2020. Weed in the car should be fine. Take a step out of your ego for a second to realize how not only is there not a real problem, but you're perpetuating one, creating one and making it worse.

Oh come on! So what do you think? someone impaired on MJ will do less damage to a human being because they will be driving "slower". SMH! It's illegal in the first place plus the driver of the vehicle will get high too.

No surprise here.

You have limited conscience and limited consciousness. This is why people don't like you, your ignorance outweighs any potential intelligence you may bring to the table. People who are high are a lot less of a predicament than people intoxicated on alcohol. Look at the stats for cannabis impaired drivers compared to alcohol related drivers. Then re frame your argument, like an intelligent person would. Before cannabis was "legal," no one had a problem with it, really. You just had to be discreet and take a lot of flack form miseduated, judgmental people. Legalizing cannabis was just a brilliant play to turn Canada into a police state. I'd say grow up and stop being more paranoid than the guys smoking up. Then do a Google search for the results of cannabis impairment and driving, and come back to the table with facts. Not your superstition. The cannabis community can do without it, we've put up with judgmental misinformed bullshit for long enough.

hitting a pedestrian is not acceptable, whether a driver is impaired by alcohol or any other kind of drug and not acceptable if someone is texting. So please be sober while behind the wheel,

Not sure about the answer to your question, but I agree that people should not be smoking cannabis and driving

Who else wonders if people hold their breath for the absolute longest that they can, then just before they pass out, they come on here to respond?  
 
Driving under the influence is illegal. Because people think driving high is better than driving drunk, is absolutely mind blowing. A lot of people should have their licenses taken away.  
 
To answer OP, no idea what is used by BPS if anything. There are some extremely accurate ways to measure levels. Cheaper are less accurate, with expensive being insanely accurate.  
 
Merry Christmas!  
 
Edited by Mater, 2019-12-25 08:06:46

Maybe your 25% found the weed to be shitty and needed something to get them higher. I grew up and went through the acid/mushrooms/coke/meth phases. Only reason people did these other drugs is because when you went to buy pot the local dealer would be....hey...wanna try something? Boom, mushroom sale done. Don't think the stores are selling these other drugs to try and push. The other drugs had good profit margins so why not push those.  
I would like to know was this driver sharing a joint swerving all over the road. Driving erratically, no disregard for himself or others?  
If people want all the impaired drivers off the road they should also link your pres:criptions to your license. Everytime someone purchases allergy/muscle relaxants/antihistamines etc should also be linked to your license as those can cause impairment. Same with those that have sleep disorders, put that on your license as lack of sleep is also a hazard.  
Why focus on booze and pot only? Let's go all out and get everything on the list. Bet 50% of the drivers out there would fall somehow under one of these categories.

all this fighting over a plant......lol  
 
can't we all just get a bong?  
 
lol

Sounds like you need to smoke a joint. I wish people got stalked and watched for taking handfuls of pharmaceuticals for their pain.

I have MS and I am prescribed 5 grams a day. I can tell you I feel more impaired without taking my medication.

90% of this city must be impaired because most of this city drives like morons anyways.

Sounds to me like the OP needs to learn to keep their nose out of other peoples business. Keep your eyes on the road...Brandon has enough garbage drivers without you rubber necking.

if a person gets stoned or drunk until.... you get behind the wheel of a car, end of.

"Who else wonders if people hold their breath for the absolute longest that they can, then just before they pass out, they come on here to respond? "  
 
There's probably another explanation for someone saying something like " it's nearly 2020. Weed in the car should be fine." , at the moment though I can't think of one.  
 
I can't imagine that anyone today really believes that the substance a person uses to become impaired with, makes a difference in their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle. Impaired is impaired, a poor decision made at a lower speed can still create a problem.

I know it says the city of Winnipeg but the same deal, and there is such as a thing ass respect for other passengers.  
 
https://globalnews.ca/news/4563404/legal-pot-in-manitoba-heres-a-refresher-on-rules/  
 
As for where you can, and can not consume legal pot, the rules are more or less the same as with cigarettes and alcohol, combined.  
 
If you can not either smoke or drink legally in a specific location or situation, you can not consume pot.  
 
So, for example, you can not drink alcohol in public — on a bus, a sidewalk, at the beach, or in your car — so you can’t consume pot there either.  
 
While you can have alcohol in a restaurant, bar or hotel, you can not smoke cigarettes there, so you can not consume pot.  
 
Five simple rules regarding cannabis:  
 
- You must be 19-years-old or older to buy marijuana  
- You can’t smoke or vape cannabis in public  
- You can’t grow cannabis at home  
- You can carry a maximum of 30 grams of marijuana on you while in public  
Don’t drive while high  
 
In the city of Winnipeg, you are allowed to consume cannabis on your personal property, however, that applies to home owners of single family dwellings. Condos and rented residences, including apartment complexes, may or may not allow cannabis consumption.  
 
Employers, including RCMP, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority have all set out their own rules relating to weed at work. If you are not sure what the rules are where you work, ask.  
 
I do believe that I also has to be stored in the back of the vehicle like alcohol out the reach of the driver

Obviously, no one was harmed. The audacity of that statement is comical in and out of itself. But, you're still thinking, debating and arguing about it aren't you? Your ego is the problem, not the J. Don't debate with people over the internet, you're better than that.

It's laughable how many people are offended by your simple question.  
 
As far as I am concerned, I don't want anybody to be driving who is impaired. Whether it's alcohol or weed. I don't care if pot 'impairs you less' than alcohol, there is still a certain threshold in which marijuana consumption and driving is illegal. I also expect people to make responsible decisions as to whether they can drive having taken allergy medications, or whether they are tired/sleep deprived. In these cases, just because it isn't illegal doesn't mean you should do it.  
 
Anyways, to answer your question OP, it's hard to say how the BPS handles reports of marijuana impairment from the public. Standard testing procedure i:ncludes examining general behaviours (do they look/act high?) as well as oral fluid test kits. As well, police are able to demand a blood sample if the prior tests are failed. [ https://www.gov.mb.ca/cannabis/knowthelaw/youcantdriveimpaired.html ]