Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
Post-secondary schools in London to restrict or ban cannabis
Some Canadian post-secondary schools are taking advantage of their right to exercise zero tolerance on their campuses in preparation for the legalization of cannabis this October. When the law is passed on October 17th, nearly two million university students will have...
Airlines still awaiting federal guidelines for cannabis
As it moves towards the October 17th recreational cannabis legalization date, the Federal government still needs to provide regulations for Canada's airline industry regarding the effects of cannabis on its crews and pilots. Currently, Transport Canada uses alcohol...
Molson looking to produce cannabis-infused beverages
Under the expectation that consumer acceptance and consumption of cannabis is on the uptick, Molson Coors Brewing Co. has announced its partnership with The Hydropothecary Corporation (HEXO) to produce non-alcoholic cannabis-infused products. The new venture will be a...
First cannabis roadside testing device to be approved
As Canada quickly approaches the finalization of the legalization of cannabis, included in Bill C-46 which was passed in June, they have authorized the first roadside oral fluid testing devices along with making numerous changes to impaired driving laws. The oral...
Canadian police scrambling to ready for impairment testing
It is now unlikely, according to the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, that two thousand officers will be adequately trained in time to identify drug-impaired drivers in preparation for the October 17th legalization of cannabis across Canada. This is not...
Are video games the future of impairment testing?
In an effort to determine whether employees are fit to perform in specific safety sensitive positions, some workplaces are now asking employers to play video games before starting work. A short test, the “video game” tests the player’s ability to classify shapes...
Legalization promises a boom for Alberta
Testing and research laboratories across Canada are preparing for the October 17th legalization of cannabis, expecting a boom in business once recreational cannabis is finally made legal. Canada has forty two laboratories that are authorized to test and research...
Marketing of opioids to end in Canada
In response to a call to action from Canadian Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor, wherein she asked pharmaceutical companies to restrict their marketing of dangerous opioids in light of the climbing death toll from opioid abuse across the country, Oxycontin’s...
Opioid alternatives ineffective and potentially harmful
Canadian medical professionals are trying to substitute alternative drugs for back pain in an effort to stem the opioid addiction crisis sweeping across North America; unfortunately, many of these alternative prescriptions, according to a study by the Canadian Medical...