Saskatoon police issue 1st ticket for using cannabis in a car

Three days after recreational pot was legalized in Canada, the Saskatoon Police Service hasissued thefirst ticket for consumingcannabis in a vehicle.

A woman receiveda $360 ticket after an officerobserved her consuming cannabis in a carSaturday morning, Saskatoon police said in a tweet.

The tweet also clarified that the woman was a passenger in the vehicle, not the driver.

The ticket was issued under Saskatchewan's Cannabis Control Act.

Besides vehicles, the Act also prohibits cannabis consumption inpublic places including alleys, sidewalks, community parks, playgrounds and school yards.

Usage in any of these places is "a ticketable$200 offence," said Police Chief Troy Cooper.