Winnipeg police find 64 cannabis-impaired drivers in recent crackdown

Winnipeg police say they found 64 impaired drivers in a recent crackdown on drug-influenced driving.

The targeted #DontDriveHigh campaign, which launched in mid-January with the help of Manitoba Public Insurance and MADD Canada, saw a total of 243 traffic stops throughout the city. Those stops, in turn, led to 148 drug-screening tests and 64 drivers — 43 per cent — testing positive for cannabis.

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Police issued a total of 36 Provincial Offence Act notices for violations including improper storage of cannabis in a vehicle and for passengers consuming cannabis in a vehicle.

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