This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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The New Brunswick Mountie besieged in a debate revolving around permission to smoke medicinal marijuana in police uniform has finally given up his formal RCMP red serge on Friday. In a visit to the J Division headquarters in Fredericton, Cpl. Ron Francis turned up as promised and handed over his dress uniform at noon. Previously, RCMP officers confiscated his other uniforms and related apparel from his home on Thursday night, but since he did not have his dress uniform at the time he said he would turn it over Friday.
Photographs and videos of smoking marijuana in his uniform prompted an order for Francis to turn over the items. Clutching an eagle feather in one hand during visit to headquarters, Francis removed his medal for 20 years of exemplary service to the RCMP before giving up his dress uniform. He later stated that “it’s my medal” and “they can have their uniform. This is my medal, I earned this. I earned it with my blood, my sweat, my tears.” Moreover, Francis alleged that “I have not one flaw on my service record,” and “my only flaw is I stuck up for the Canadian people. And I’d stick up for this country because the government doesn’t do anything for them.”
Francis is prescribed to smoke medical marijuana in order to cope with the post-traumatic stress disorder caused by his work and he believes he should be allowed to smoke it while in uniform. Though Francis still remains a Mountie and has his RCMP badge, he is officially on a medical leave now.
Joseph F. Dietrich Ph.D., C.A.C. started the Members Assistance Program in the RCMP. He is one of the foremost authorities in the world on Police and Alcohol.
He conducted a survey of RCMP members in 1989. The Clarke Institute in Toronto was used as the mailing point. 3500 questionnaires were sent out to the members across Canada. 3043 members answered the questions.
The results were:
11% of members were having 7 or more drinks a day. 17% of members were having 5 or more drinks a day. 35% of members were having 3 or more drinks a day. 26% of members needed psychological intervention.
The above information was not released to the public for a significant period of time and only after being watered down. Dr. Dietrich further stated that to curb the drinking the RCMP should raise the prices in the mess to that of public drinking facilities and let the members know the stats of the survey. Most members would have had an alcoholic supervisor in the first five years of their service. Just ask them.