You can have a beer and drive, but what about driving after a joint?
Why Blood?
You can drink a beer without blowing over the limit, but how about a puff on a joint without enriching your blood with THC above Canadian per se l... Read More...
Bill C-46
Proposing Practical Regulations for Edibles
Health Canada's 10 mg limit per package for edibles will be creating many limitations. Medical cannabis patients, at the very least, should be granted other ... Read More...
Why Canada’s new impaired driving laws fail when it comes to cannabis
The passage of Bill C-46, which significantly changed Canada's impaired driving laws, heralded a new age for roadside regulations, following the lead of Europe,... Read More...
Lawyer answers 5 most common questions about Canada’s impaired driving law changes
On December 18, 2018, impaired driving laws in this country underwent a massive overhaul. Police officers are now able to conduct roadside, warrantless searches... Read More...
Canada’s drunk driving laws get even tougher today thanks to Bill C-46
While the world watched Canada celebrate the legalization of cannabis on Oct. 17, there was another law, Bill C-46, that received relatively little attention de... Read More...
How the Draeger Drugtest 5000, Canada’s new roadside testing device, falls short
It looks like a new roadside testing device is about to hit our roadways come October, but this one won’t be screening for alcohol.
The Draeger DrugTest 5000... Read More...
Up to 14% of cannabis users driving high according to Stats Canada
On Aug. 9, Stats Canada released the results of its quarterly National Cannabis Survey which found, among other things, that 1 in 7 cannabis users got behind th... Read More...
Canadian drivers get ready to say “Ahhhh!” for THC saliva tests
Devices that can test the level of THC (and cocaine) in saliva will soon be coming to a Canadian cop near you as federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould h... Read More...
Gov’t on controversial Cannabis-impaired Driving laws: Punish first, research later
On July 4, 2018, the federal government announced its plan to earmark nearly $1 million towards research on cannabis-impaired driving.
The Centre f... Read More...
Medicated while driving: Medicinal cannabis patients get a break under Bill 174
For all the medical cannabis patients rightfully worried about being thrown in jail for driving while medicated, there’s good news- at least for those who liv... Read More...
