Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
2022 Cannabis Survey Summary
Earlier in December, Health Canada published the results of the 2022 Canadian Cannabis Survey, which has been conducted on a yearly basis since 2017. The data for the most recent 2022 survey were collected from April to June 2022. According to the official government...
B.C. police seize drugs and lay charges
Following a four-year investigation by B.C.’s anti-gang unit, a total of 41 charges against four alleged drug traffickers were laid earlier in December. According to the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C., the investigation was carried out in...
Alberta expands drug treatment courts
Earlier in December, it was announced that a new court recovery program will open in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Specifically, the program is aimed to provide recovery support to individuals struggling with addiction who are charged with non-violent offences instead of...
Major illegal cannabis drug bust north of Montreal
Laval police seized $8 million worth of contraband cannabis and drug production equipment, earlier in December, in a drug bust on two plantation sites located north of Montreal. The crackdown led to the arrest of three men on Leman Boulevard in the Duvernay district,...
Toronto police have biggest drug seizure month ever
Earlier in November, Toronto police announced that they had seized hundreds of kilos of crystal meth and cocaine. The total haul the police ended up with was 671 kilograms of illicit drugs comprised of 520 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 151 kilograms of...
Alberta first Canadian province to regulate psychedelics for therapeutic use
Earlier in October, it was announced that Alberta would become the first Canadian province to regulate the use of psychedelic drugs for therapeutic purposes. Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis has also introduced new regulations to limit who...
Impaired driving should be treated as a dangerous crime: OPP
Earlier in November, the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police initiated a seven-week Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign in collaboration with other road safety partners and Ontario residents. The campaign is focused on keeping alcohol...
MADD works with police in December to reduce drinking-related accidents
Earlier in November, Ontario police launched the Festive RIDE campaign targeting impaired and drunk drivers over the holiday season. The road safety initiative is led by the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and is...
December is U.S. National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
Since 2009, December has been designated as the U.S. National Impaired Driving Prevention Month (previously being called National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month) which aims to raise awareness of the consequences of driving under the influence of drugs or...