News (Media Awareness Project) - CN AB: New Alberta Law Targets Children Exposed To Drugs |
| Title: | CN AB: New Alberta Law Targets Children Exposed To Drugs |
| Published On: | 2006-11-02 |
| Source: | Globe and Mail (Canada) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-12 23:08:03 |
NEW ALBERTA LAW TARGETS CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DRUGS
Calgary -- Police in Alberta are now able to charge parents with
exposing their children to drugs under a new law that is the first of
its kind in Canada.
The Drug Endangered Children Act, which came into effect yesterday,
allows officers to seize and hold for two days any children found
living where drugs are being sold or produced. That includes
methamphetamine labs and indoor marijuana grow operations.
A charge of willfully causing a youngster to be a drug-endangered
child carries a maximum fine of $25,000 or two years in jail.
Calgary -- Police in Alberta are now able to charge parents with
exposing their children to drugs under a new law that is the first of
its kind in Canada.
The Drug Endangered Children Act, which came into effect yesterday,
allows officers to seize and hold for two days any children found
living where drugs are being sold or produced. That includes
methamphetamine labs and indoor marijuana grow operations.
A charge of willfully causing a youngster to be a drug-endangered
child carries a maximum fine of $25,000 or two years in jail.
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