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Canada: Prison Pot Smokers May Get A Break
Canadian Press Winnipeg Free Press (CN MB)
Sunday 12 May 2002 TORONTO -- The Correctional Service of Canada has put together a proposal to turn a blind eye to some positive tests for marijuana and hashish use among prisoners and offenders released in the community, the Globe and Mail reported yesterday. The correctional service, which has a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol, would continue to test for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana. But it would act on positive tests only when the drug use is considered to be a problem for an offender and there is concern about increased criminal risk. The proposal might, for example, lead to fewer people returned to prison for using marijuana after their release and fewer disciplinary measures against prisoners who test positive. The paper describes THC as a soft drug that sedates prisoners, reduces their propensity for violence and does not impair cognitive functions and perception as other drugs and alcohol do.
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