Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
Ohio school announces mandatory drug testing for students
A Catholic high school in Ohio has announced that in January, it will begin randomly testing its students for drugs and nicotine at least once a year. The new drug testing program is implemented by administrators at Stephen T. Badin High School in the Archdiocese of...
Are you ready for the FMCSA Clearinghouse?
The US Department of Transportation has its latest change coming into effect today, January 6th, 2020. As of today it will be required to report all violations to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s drug and alcohol testing program through their online...
Michigan school district approves random drug testing
Earlier in December, the Plainwell Board of Education in Michigan had approved a new drug and nicotine testing policy for high school students who wish to join extracurricular activities, such as athletic or music programs, National Honor Society, and clubs. Members...
TransLink ordered to stop random testing of employee
TransLink has been ordered to stop random drug testing David Solomon, a SkyTrain attendant who tested positive for cannabis use during a routine medical examination, after he and his union filed a grievance in November 2018. The case arbitrator, Arne Peltz, granted...
BC’s alcohol consumption down
Results of a new study carried out by the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) at the University of Victoria show that alcohol consumption in B.C. has decreased. Although alcohol consumption in the province had been increasing since 2013, the latest...
Are Canada’s alcohol regulations enough?
A recent article published in The Conversation, a non-profit media outlet that publishes news stories written by academics and researchers, calls for the need to establish a federal Alcohol Act to address the damage caused by excessive alcohol consumption. The author...
Seniors fastest growing group of cannabis users
According to the recently published third quarter of the National Cannabis Survey released by Statistics Canada, Seniors aged 65 years and older are the age group showing the most growth in cannabis usage. The results reported in the survey show that during the second...
London company at forefront of cannabis research
The London-based clinical research company KGK Science has recently received approval from Health Canada to conduct human trials examining safety and effects of cannabis, including edibles. Moreover, the company’s recent work has also focused on examining cannabis...
CBD bought illegally tests unsafe
According to the findings of a new study which reviewed a total of 300 online cannabidiol (CBD) sellers, 98% of them were non-compliant with regulations in at least one category. The study was carried out by the compliance firm LegitScript, and also reported that...