Windsor's Police Chief agrees his service is not prepared to handle pot legislation.
Chief Al Frederick says one of the biggest challenges is that the legislation they'll be asked to enforce has not been given to them.
He says a longer period to train officers may not alone be the solution.
"Timelines are to be met or broken, but it's very difficult to put a timeline on anything. If you extend a timeline it's just going to be that much longer to meet that, however, I do think we can never be prepared enough"
Officers on the street will need to understand how to pursue any investigation involving marijuana.
"What was the source of that marijuana, did he buy it legally did he grow it illegally, is he of the proper age, which I don't even know what that is yet?" says Frederick. "All these things add another layer of inquiry that the officer has to engage in."
He says there are elements of the legalization of marijuana that will prove to be a problem.
"We're not trained as we should be for impaired by drug that's a huge risk to the community for other reasons not for personal health reasons but for harming others and that's community safety, that's a core function of ours."
Chief Frederick says his biggest concern is youth. Windsor police have put thousands of hours into educating young people about marijuana and in the "blink of an eye" the substance is made legal.