Jul 27, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Amazon.com Inc. has announced that some of its new recruits will no longer be disqualified from gaining employment for testing positive for cannabis in HR drug tests. In addition, the company has announced measures in support of the full legalization of cannabis at...
Jul 13, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in June, Health Canada announced that it plans to modernize its clinical trial regulation framework to support the implementation of promising novel therapies and match the accelerating advances in technology. These changes have been announced as part of the...
Jun 15, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a recent CBC News article, Trudy Monias, a Winnipeg woman who has survived after using a fentanyl-based street drug but couldn’t save her friend from overdose-related death, has spoken out to warn others about substances referred to as ‘pink’ and ‘purple...
Jun 8, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
A recent open letter authored by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) and published by The Mainlander, has spoken out against the “Vancouver Model” of drug decriminalization, calling it dangerous for drug users across Canada. Specifically,...
May 27, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information
Earlier in May, a traditional Anishinaabe law on alcohol possession came into effect in Grassy Narrows in northwestern Ontario – a move that demonstrated a clear departure from provisions under the federal Indian Act that prohibit alcohol on First Nations across...
Feb 9, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
According to a statement from Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, the city’s officials and Health Canada plan to initiate a formal discussion on the city’s plan to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs. Currently, Vancouver’s overdose crisis is at...
