How many years before weed became legal were police not enforcing personal use amounts of weed even tho the federal law said jail time ? There is discretion in how the police enforce the laws but as long as the RCMP is following orders from Ottawa there is nothing to be done. If the provincial police force is taking orders from the provincial government who are elected officials who can be voted out if they go against the wishes of the majority then you have the ability to have provincial discretion on how the local police enforce the laws especially ones that goes against the wishes of the citizens of Alberta