First British drivers are charged with cannabis driving offences under new law

Soft Secrets
12 May 2015

A man in South Yorkshire is the first person to be charged with a cannabis driving offence.


A man in South Yorkshire is the first person to be charged with a cannabis driving offence.

Robert Maslanka, 31, was stopped by police in early March

Penalties under the new offence will be a 12-month ban, disqualification, plus a fine up to £5,000 and up to six months in prison.

Police are set to use a roadside swabs to test individuals before they are taken to a police station and asked to consent to a blood test.

 

 

Read the story in full here - http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/12/first-british-drivers-are-charged-with-being-over-the-limit-for-cannabis-5193177/

 

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