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Cannabis & Driving in BC

What you need to know on the road and at home

Cannabis is legal in Canada and BCAA wants to keep you safe whether it’s on the road, or at home.

As of October 2019, federal laws allow for the commercial production and sale of three new classes of cannabis products which includes: edibles, extracts and topicals.

Click on the links below to learn more about cannabis, how it can impact driving and some implications to your home insurance under the new law.

Check out BCAA’s “High Driving is Impaired Driving” campaign videos. Learn how millennials are more responsible than any other generation when it comes to impaired driving and why we should follow their lead now that cannabis is legal.

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About Cannabis
Cannabis is a plant commonly used for recreational or medicinal purposes, affecting the body and mind.
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Road Safety
High driving is impaired driving. Your ability to drive safely can be significantly affected even after five hours of inhaling cannabis. Check out a new study funded by CAA.
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Home Insurance
The law allows growth of up to four cannabis plants per household (landlord or strata council restrictions). As a homeowner or renter, here’s what you need to know from an insurance standpoint.
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High Driving is Impaired Driving Campaign
See how millennials can be leaders in high driving prevention in this new era of legalized cannabis.
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KNOW THE LAW

Understand the current and proposed legislation for cannabis legalization.

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