Cannabis forbidden for federal prison guards in the 24 hours before a shift
OTTAWA — Federal prison guards and other front-line correctional workers will not be allowed to use cannabis in the 24-hour period before reporting to work.
The Correctional Service of Canada’s policy on marijuana for employees comes a week before recreational cannabis use is legalized.
The policy, made public Wednesday, says Correctional Service employees must be fit to perform their duties and cannot be intoxicated or impaired by drugs, alcohol or other substances when at work.
In addition, employees in “safety-sensitive” positions — everyone from correctional officers who patrol the cellblocks up to wardens and the commissioner — must refrain from cannabis use for a full day before work.