Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
MROCC approves DATAC MROA course
DATAC is very excited to announce the release of our very own Medical Review Officer Team Member/Assistant (MROA) course, the ONLY Canadian course of its kind. This course has been approved by the only regulatory body that gives out the MRO Team Member certification,...
Canadian drug seizures and arrests aided by social distancing
Despite ongoing social distancing measures, multiple drug seizure operations have taken place across Canada. In April, Chilliwack RCMP had reported a seizure of illegal drugs, cash and firearms on a search warrant at a private residence in Chilliwack, BC, which took...
Coronavirus response takes toll on addiction rehabilitation
Health authorities and organizations have recently expressed their growing concerns regarding the effects of social distancing and restrictions on addiction recovery during the coronavirus outbreak across North America. As usual routines become disrupted for...
Drug use prevalent, but hard to prove in family law
A recent article published by the Canadian Family Lawyer magazine has highlighted the issues surrounding confirming drug use in family law. In family law cases, recreational cannabis consumption has been treated similarly to social drinking since its legalization in...
The changing face of drinking in Canada
Despite recent data presented by Statistics Canada demonstrating that annual beer consumption has decreased among Canadians, a new industry report has shown that Canadians are not drinking less. In an instalment of “Are We Really…?” published by the Financial Post,...
Two Canadians arrested in separate international drug smuggling cases
Two Canadians have been charged with international drug trafficking, in Australia and Costa Rica, respectively. In the first case, a 26-year-old dual French-Canadian citizen was arrested in Melbourne, Australia and accused of importing $15 million worth of...
Little change expected from Alberta’s alcohol amendment
The Alberta government has recently proposed several amendments to the province’s consumption laws, lifting specific restrictions on alcohol. The rationale behind these changes is that they would make it easier for adults to drink liquor in public parks. However,...
Yellowknife man convicted in furanyl fentanyl case
Yellowknife resident Darcy Oake, 25, has been found guilty of planning to sell a form of fentanyl he had ordered over the dark web using Bitcoin and encrypted software in 2016. Earlier in August, a judge-only trial took place, where Oake had pleaded guilty to...
DOT releases compliance notice about CBD
At the end of February the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Drug & Alcohol Policy & Compliance (ODAPC) released a notice concerning the use of CBD. CBD, or cannabidiol, which is not psychoactive, is one of the many cannabinoids present in the...