[kipperfan]

We need the facts. If the guy indeed has not operated a vehicle nor carried a firearm since being prescribed the pot I really fail to where an issue exists here.

To those that said he shouldn't have "disrespected the uniform" by smoking while it, I really hope you were joking. This guy was prescribed his medicine by a doctor as he is a very sick man, would swallowing a couple of antidepressants also be "disrespecting the uniform"? How about taking a Tylenol? Because if he was not operating dangerous/large machinery after use, there really is no discernable difference. I would say the personal health and well being of any RCMP member (hell, any Canadian period) is much, much more important than whatever respect you feel a red shirt and pants deserves.

One thing is for sure, the cop made a huge PR mistake by trying to liken his use to drinking a beer, in fact it is nothing at all like that, it was a very poor comparison and feeds into what many anti-marijuana people believe pot is all about….getting wasted. He could have named basically any prescription medication and made the same point, tolerance goes up over time and impairment goes down – that isn’t a controversial or debatable point, that is how the human body works.