Cannabis fallout: Police grapple with $1.2M in extra costs as Peel works out how to split provincial payout

A report received by the Peel Police Services Board at its meeting last week puts that amount at $1.2 million, with only a fraction of compensation received from the province. What remains to be seen is how much money Peel police will receive from an amount of more than $500,000 dispensed to the regional government.

Enforcement is only one side of the equation, alongside public health and education efforts.

Police say they’ve spent a big chunk of money on officer training with very little to show for it from the funding promised to municipalities to ease the process of legalizing pot.

Some of the provincial money is helping to pay for a public awareness program and data gathering at the Region of Peel. Meanwhile, the existence of legal cannabis in Brampton doesn’t appear to be making even a dent in illicit dispensaries.

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Published on June 25, 2019 in The Pointer - Brampton