Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
Newfoundland makes decisions about cannabis laws
Newfoundland's new Cannabis Control Act has established driving penalties as well as fines for underage and public use in preparation for the federal legalization of marijuana slated for Summer of 2018. "We're making great progress and will be ready for whatever date...
American workforce highest positive drug rate in decades
Overview Data released on May 8th at the Federal Transit Administration Drug and Alcohol Program National Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, shows that Americans are using cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis at higher rates than they have in more than a...
Random roadside testing changes
Amendment to Bill C-46 Conservative senators have led the Senate’s legal affairs committee to pass an amendment to Bill C-46 that will remove allowance for law enforcement officers to conduct random roadside testing breathalyzer tests, or mandatory screening. The 6-5...
Warning labels to be applied to opioid painkillers
Legislation Implementation For the first time, Ottawa has used the regulatory power of legislation to place conditions on licences to sell medications, and has recently issued a requirement that all manufacturers of high risk, powerful opioid painkillers produce and...
DOT REMINDER: Updated CCF Forms
All DOT testing that takes place after June 30, 2018 must be done using the newest DOT Custody and Control Form which was approved on August 8, 2017. The DOT gave a grace period from the approval date until June 30th, 2018, where the old CCFs would still be...
Medicinal cannabis use: arbitrator sides with employer
On April 30th, 2018, the Arbitrator in the Lower Churchill Transmission Construction Employers’ Association and IBEW Local 1620 dispute decided on the side of the employer and declared that it was undue hardship in terms of an unacceptable increase in safety risk if...
Trudeau doesn’t rule out delaying cannabis legalization
Less than a month away from the federal government vote on the cannabis bill, it's looking like the legalization of cannabis across Canada will be delayed—although that isn't being confirmed by Prime Minister Trudeau. Facing recommendations from three of the Senate...
Info review from Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse and Addiction
Since its launch in 2005, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction has produced a series of researched and reviewed articles by experts in relevant fields in an effort to target policy makers, program development personnel, researchers, educators, and...
Report: workplace substance-use policies could help Canadians and employers
In an effort to bring awareness to workplace practices and regulations in preparation for 2018’s legalization of cannabis, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has published a report that reveals not enough Canadian companies have instituted...
