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Smell of pot parks 2 at joint roadblock on Oak Bay/Saanich border

Officers issue driving prohibition, impound vehicles in co-ordinated roadblock
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Cannabis has edged out alcohol as the most commonly detected single substance with Atlantic provinces leading the country in number of injured drivers who are more likely to have used weed, says a new study. A man holds a joint while smoking marijuana, in Vancouver on Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A lit joint and strong smell stood out for an Oak Bay officer as a vehicle pulled up to a two-department road block late on June 28.

The Oak Bay and Saanich police departments were working the municipal border around Richmond Road when a vehicle pulled up shortly after 11:30 p.m. The officer immediately noted a strong odour of burned cannabis, the Oak Bay department said in its weekly briefs.

The 63-year-old man driving said he “just smoked a joint and was planning on smoking one more on the drive home,” police said.

He subsequently performed poorly on a standardized field sobriety test and the officer determined the man’s ability to operate a vehicle was affected by a drug. The man was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition and a ticket for operating a vehicle in possession of cannabis, which comes with a $230 fine. The vehicle was impounded for 24 hours.

Earlier that night, just after after 10 p.m. at the same joint roadblock, a vehicle drove up to the Oak Bay officer who again noted a strong odour of cannabis. The 20-year-old man driving also showed signs of having smoked cannabis and was issued a 24-hour driving prohibition. The vehicle was impounded for 24 hours.

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