Marijuana: Vancouver Police Service

Vancouver Police Service: WINNIPEG - Canada's top cops say handing out tickets for illegal possession of small amounts of marijuana could be more efficient than laying criminal charges. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Association president Jim Chu, who is chief constable of the Vancouver Police Service, said having the option of writing tickets to penalize pot users caught with less than 30 grams of the drug would reduce policing and court costs. FILE -- In this Aug. 19, 2011, file photo, a participant holds up a bag of marijuana during the first day of Hempfest, a gathering of thousands of people at Myrtle Edwards Park in Seattle. Police chiefs meeting in Winnipeg say handing out tickets for illegal possession of marijuana may be more efficient than laying criminal charges. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, seattlepi.com, Joshua Trujillo Delegates at the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police annual meeting have passed a resolution that says officers need more enforcement options to deal with people caught with pot. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.