What does Virginiaâs new pot law mean for employers?
Beginning July 1 it will be legal in Virginia for an adult to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, and that change in the law is forcing K-9 police dogs across the state into early retirement.
Drug dogs have been trained to alert their handlers in the same manner on multiple drugs, making it impossible to know whether itâs marijuana or some still illegal narcotic being sniffed out. And dogs have no idea if the amount of marijuana they might detect would be within the legal limit.
Henry County Sheriffâs Office K-9 Kilo is being forced to retire because of changing marijuana laws in Virginia. Kilo (left) and K-9 Deputy Andrew Kinney.
What does Virginiaâs new pot law mean for employers?
Beginning July 1 it will be legal in Virginia for an adult to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, and that change in the law is forcing K-9 police dogs across the state into early retirement.
Drug dogs have been trained to alert their handlers in the same manner on multiple drugs, making it impossible to know whether itâs marijuana or some still illegal narcotic being sniffed out. And dogs have no idea if the amount of marijuana they might detect would be within the legal limit.
Henry County Sheriffâs Office K-9 Kilo is being forced to retire because of changing marijuana laws in Virginia. Kilo (left) and K-9 Deputy Andrew Kinney.
Albemarle County police welcome a new K9 officer to the team Tex, the newest K9 officer in the Albemarle County Police Department (Source: WVIR) By Rachel Hirschheimer | April 9, 2021 at 3:35 PM EDT - Updated April 9 at 5:20 PM
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Albemarle County Police Department is welcoming a new K9 officer to the ranks.
Tex, a 2-year old German shorthaired pointer, went through 10 weeks of training with the Virginia Police Work Dog Association to be able to detect a bomb, find firearms and even shell casings.
Tex and his partner, Officer Bianca Poling, will be traveling throughout the county together.