Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
Zero tolerance possible for Canadian factory workers
Canadian factory workers at risk for termination or employment refusal for recreational marijuana use The recreational use of cannabis became legal on October 17, 2018, under the federal Cannabis Act. As such, Canadians aged 18 years or older can legally possess up to...
Opioid crisis worsens in British Columbia
Canada has been undergoing an opioid crisis, and unfortunately it is not improving. According to recent information put out by the Public Health Agency of Canada, from January 2016 to March 2018, an average of nearly ten people die every day due to an illicit drug...
DATAC offers Free Basic Cannabis course
Here at DATAC we are always trying to create content that will be of help to the public. One of our major goals is to be the answer to the public’s questions in and around the topic of drug and alcohol testing in Canada. This October brought about many huge changes in...
Safer opioid system wins award in Marathon, ON
A small town clinic in Marathon, ON, has taken big steps towards improving the procedure for opioid prescriptions with the implementation of the HARMS system. This small town clinic implemented the HARMS system (High-yield Approach to Risk Mitigation and Safety), led...
Drug treatment court to open in Newfoundland
Newfoundland’s minister of Justice and Public Safety, and Attorney General the Honourable Andrew Parsons, announced yesterday the establishment of the Drug Treatment Court in St. John’s. This court will begin taking cases on November 30th. This new Drug Treatment...
Addictions experts advise for decriminalization of personal drug use
It has been a year of drug policy change for Canada and many drug addictions experts are saying that this should just be the start. Those who work within addictions and frontline health services are looking towards the decriminalization of all drugs. This is seen not...
Cannabis users and growers still turning to black market
As the legalization of cannabis settles in, coming up on the one month mark, there are many challenges which have arisen in the legal sales arena. There have been issues across the country with the legal dispensaries, either online (ON) or store fronts (NB, QC)...
Shoppers advising doctors about medicinal cannabis use
Shoppers Drug Mart has begun a series of events which are being marketed to doctors as educational events which will give them the ability to “capably and confidently authorize medical cannabis for your patients”. So said the notice which was sent out to doctors...
Western crime ring busted
The Canadian police forces in western Canada, with the help of the RCMP, have concluded a 10-month investigation ending with a major bust. Winnipeg police have seized nearly $3 million worth of illicit drugs and arrested ten people who face multiple drug trafficking...