Being too stoned to open the door for police while on house arrest is not a reasonable excuse, according to a recent court ruling out of Newfoundland.

Jonathon Burke is serving 729 days of house arrest for two counts of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, committing an offence while possessing a weapon, failing a drug test within two hours of driving, two counts of failing to comply with a probation order, and occupying a motor vehicle knowing someone in the car had a prohibited or restricted firearm.