Cannabis might be legal in Canada but that freedom doesn’t extend to everyone one and every occupation in the country. Calgary police officers have been told that consumption is a big “no” even if they’re off-duty.
The directive was handed down CPS recently. A copy the the policy was obtained by CBC News. This is what was said about officers and recreational consuption.
“Sworn members who are qualified to use firearms and are able to be operationally deployed are prohibited from using recreational cannabis while on or off duty.”
The policy “pretty much covers everybody in the service,” said union president Les Kaminski, adding CPS has taken the “path of least resistance.”
“When our members are on a five-day-off stretch, they’re not expected to carry their firearms around with them, we leave them at work,” said Kaminski.
“If a person has five days off and smokes some cannabis on their first day off are they not fit for duty five days later? That’s what we need to get to the bottom of.”
Read more about the decision here