CRIMINAL CODEBlood Drug Concentration RegulationsP.C.2018-95220186
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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, pursuant to section 253.1a of the Criminal Codeb, makes the annexed Blood Drug Concentration Regulations.S.C. 2018, c. 21, s. 2R.S., c. C-46Blood Alcohol Concentration and Blood Drug ConcentrationSummary offenceFor 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.SOR/2018-149, s. 1Hybrid offence — drugsFor 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.
SOR/2018-149, s. 2Hybrid offence — combination of drugs and alcoholFor 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.SOR/2018-149, s. 3Application Before PublicationStatutory Instruments ActFor 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 ForceThese Regulations come into force on the day on which they are made.