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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, pursuant to section 253.1 of the Criminal Code, makes the annexed Blood Drug Concentration Regulations.notenote
Blood Alcohol Concentration and Blood Drug Concentration
1Summary offence#
For the purpose of subsection 320.14(4) of the Criminal Code, the prescribed blood drug concentration for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is 2 ng of THC per mL of blood.note
2Hybrid offence — drugs#
For the purpose of paragraph 320.14(1)(c) of the Criminal Code, the prescribed blood drug concentration for each drug set out in column 1 of the table to this section is set out in column 2. | Column 1 | Column 2Item | Drug | Concentration1 | Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) | 5 ng/mL of blood2 | Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) | Any detectable level3 | Psilocybin | Any detectable level4 | Psilocin | Any detectable level5 | Phencyclidine (PCP) | Any detectable level6 | 6-Monoacetylmorphine | Any detectable level7 | Ketamine | Any detectable level8 | Cocaine | Any detectable level9 | Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) | 5 mg/L of blood10 | Methamphetamine | Any detectable levelnote
3Hybrid offence — combination of drugs and alcohol#
For the purpose of paragraph 320.14(1)(d) of the Criminal Code, the prescribed blood alcohol concentration is 50 mg of alcohol per 100 mL of blood and the prescribed blood drug concentration for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is 2.5 ng of THC per mL of blood.note
Application Before Publication
4Statutory Instruments Act#
For the purpose of paragraph 11(2)(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, these Regulations apply according to their terms before they are published in the Canada Gazette.
Coming into Force
Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.