Marijuana is becoming one of the major priorities of the police of Trois-Rivières

Louis Cloutier

Thursday, 27 July 2017 18:54

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Thursday, 27 July 2017 18:58

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THREE-RIVERS | In view of its legalization next, the police of Trois-Rivières student even more, high in its priorities the issue of recreational marijuana.

One of the concerns of the police lies in the driving under the influence of marijuana. The scourge is already there, but it is believed that it will greatly increase.

“What we foresee for the next year is that there may be an increase given that it legalizes. It is this that is the problem,” said councilman Daniel Cournoyer, who chairs the public safety committee of Trois-Rivières.

Two police officers have already been trained for the testing of motorists. They are called agents, evaluators, coordination of movement.

Other concern. Will it deter the police from consuming even legally marijuana, or even bring to the position? The management and the union agents are asked without having yet found an answer.

The mayor of Louiseville, which is in favour of the legalisation on the contrary believes that there will be a positive effect on crime. “When we talk about that a person will get caught with two or three joints, and that she will have a criminal record then it at least it désengorgera the justice system”, Yvon Deshaies.