Laws vary by state, and enforcement varies by LEO. Here in California, one is required to keep any perscription medication in the container that it came in. But, not many people do that. If you get a bottle of 100 pills, with the instructions to take one a day at lunch, are you really going to carry around a big bottle that rattles with every step? Some time ago, I went to my doctor and he gave me a "sample pack" of 6 pills in a blister card. No paperwork, just handed them to me and told me to see how they worked for me and report back. Now, that could take a little explaining....

Also, my fellow LEO's have to walk a fine line between enforcing drug laws, and not violating HIPPA and other medical privacy laws. I would hope that they can figure out the difference between a couple of pills in your PSK or EDC, and a trunk load packaged for distribution at the local high school.

But a better question might be: Why are you allowing them to search your personal possessions?

Getting back to Canada, don't you have "222's" available over the counter? That has always been an effective pain killer for me.