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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.aS.C. 2018, c. 21, s. 2bR.S., c. C-46Blood Alcohol Concentration and Blood Drug Concentration

Summary offence1For 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. 1

Hybrid offence — drugs2For 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 1Column 2ItemDrugConcentration1Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)5 ng/mL of blood2Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)Any detectable level3PsilocybinAny detectable level4PsilocinAny detectable level5Phencyclidine (PCP)Any detectable level66-MonoacetylmorphineAny detectable level7KetamineAny detectable level8CocaineAny detectable level9Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB)5 mg/L of blood10MethamphetamineAny detectable levelSOR/2018-149, s. 2

Hybrid offence — combination of drugs and alcohol3For 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. 3

Application Before Publication

Statutory Instruments Act4For 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

5These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are made.