It only took a few days after the legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada for the Estevan Police Service (EPS) to find someone contravening the provincial Cannabis Act.
The EPS reported on its Twitter feed on Sunday evening that they had issued their first charge for smoking cannabis in a vehicle. A tweet later in the evening said the occupant was not smoking cannabis, but was illegally in possession.
A $360 fine was issued for the offence.
In an email to the Mercury, Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan clarified the situation. He said occupants of a vehicle can possess cannabis, but this is only legal when transporting from a place it was lawfully obtained to another place where it may be lawfully kept or consumed.
It is otherwise illegal to have cannabis in a vehicle.
Recreational cannabis use has been legal in Canada since Wednesday, but there are still regulations for possession and consumption.
The EPS also announced Sunday it had issued its first ticket for distracted driving through its new anti-texting and driving campaign.
