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Subject Canada's War on Pot Just Got Weirder: Snowboarding Cops to Chase Pot Smokers at Ski Resorts

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Whiles I am fully in favor of weed and it being legal, I do think that like any narcotic substance, driving under the influence, operating heavy machinery, doing dangerous activities, things like this it just makes sense to crack down on..

Like skying drunk, whiles great fun, will probably lead to someone getting hurt.. Why should any other drug be different?
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Please do me a favor then and never have a spliff while you're riding the chair or gondola up. I hear what you're saying ... but I don't think you fully understand where some are coming from.

We all know there are some people who should just stay away from pot. Same goes for booze. So it's okay for anyone over 18 to hit the lodge for lunch and have a couple beers right? All things in moderation right? This is no different. Police are at the hills I thought to prevent theft ... I assume they just took it upon themselves to enforce this part of their mandate so they could get paid to carve all day.

I still want to see if these fuckers can actually ride ... or if they just hide out on the groomed trails all day.
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Prohibition took another strange turn this week when it was reported that RCMP officers in Alberta have started to strap on snowboards and patrol the Lake Louise and Nakiska ski resorts in an effort to deter “substance abuse”.

From the CBC:

The officers, who are in uniform and carrying weapons, are focusing their attention on substance abuse on the chairlifts and gondolas.

“It’s going to deter people from bringing narcotics or have that second look of doing something on the ski hill because they know there is going to be a police presence,” said RCMP Cpl. Jeff Campbell, the detachment commander in Lake Louise. (…)

Two officers will be on patrol Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays as well as holidays including March break and Easter weekend. RCMP hope to expand the program once they have more officers certified.”

Officials from Lake Louise have gone on record welcoming the RCMP presence, but have also made a point of clarifying that crime isn’t an issue at the resort, which raises a number of questions as to why such a program even exists.

With 65% of Canadians in favour of either legalizing or decriminalizing cannabis, should the RCMP really be expanding their efforts to clamp down on casual use?

The RCMP is touting the ski patrols as a “pro-active policing initiative” but given that neither ski hill (nor any ski hill for that matter) has any real need for a police presence, is it an appropriate and responsible use of police resources?

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