SGI and Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) want to remind people what they can and cannot do when it comes to cannabis and driving.
Consistent cannabis user and Farmer Jane Cannabis Co. marketing team member, Kamryn Weisgerber said she voluntarily tried a police roadside drug test for the first time.
“You’ve got hold it in your mouth longer than expected,” said Weisgerber.
Saskatoon police said the tests do their job to keep impaired drivers off the road.
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Since cannabis was legalized, the number of people who have received driving offences for being impaired by drugs has increased by almost seven times in Saskatoon, rising to more than 500 in 2021 from 76 in 2019.
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