The police will need to have a better explanation if they’re going to search you for illegal pot.
A March court decision ruled inspection powers in the Cannabis Control Act infringed on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Officers had been able to search you for illegal pot “at any reasonable time,” now they’ll need “reasonable grounds to believe.”
The extra protections against unreasonable searches had to be added to the law after the court ruling essentially made it invalid.
Brad Johns, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, tabled the amendments Thursday.
“Public health and safety are the primary goals of our cannabis legislation, but it is equally important that the charter rights of Nova Scotians are protected from unreasonable searches,” he said. “We believe this amendment strikes that balance.”
Johns said the new wording is in line with the law in other provinces.
