Can I Get a DUI in Alberta Without Drinking Alcohol - Kolinsky Law
Can I Get a DUI in Alberta Without Drinking Alcohol For decades, people have associated driving under the influence (DUI) or impaired driving with drinking alcohol. As a socially acceptable intoxicant legal for adult use, alcohol has historically accounted for most DUI cases. However, DUI laws nationally and in Alberta focus on driving impairment instead of a single source of intoxication. Therefore, the criminal justice system can charge you with a DUI even when you did not drink alcohol as long as evidence suggests consumption of an intoxicant. Due to the serious effect a DUI conviction can have on your future, you should seek advice from an Edmonton DUI lawyer instead of assuming that things will work out in your favour because you were not drinking alcohol. Cannabis Legalization and Impaired Driving Canadian society has chosen to recognize that adults can use cannabis, also known as marijuana, for recreational purposes without criminal sanction....