Warren County, Pennsylvania Police to Pilot Cannabis Marijuana Breath Detector Technology, The Canadian Business Journal

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 7, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO) (OTC PINK: BLOZF) (“Company or Cannabix”) announces marijuana breath detection for law enforcement and workplaces. I am a device developer. The company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Warren County District Attorney’s Office in Pennsylvania to pilot its technology for the detection of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”) and in human breath. Collect and confirm his THC in breath samples using our proprietary breath capture and lab-based marijuana detection device (discussed below). Cannabix plans to supply two handheld breath collection units (BCUs) to the Warren Police Department by the end of the year, and such devices will be used in Warren County for up to three months or longer, at the discretion of the police. Can be collected using Cannabix BCU Stop time If there is suspicion of cannabis use by the driver, take a breath sample immediately. Field samples collected by Warren Police (and drug recognition specialists) using his BCU are processed in designated laboratories using dedicated “MS Breath Sampler” hardware.

Warren County District Attorney Robert C. Green said: Pennsylvania (PA) has legalized the medical use of marijuana, and recreational adult use is imminent. All states around Pennsylvania have legalized medical marijuana, and more importantly, Warren County borders New York, which has legalized recreational use. The goal is to keep Warren County citizens safe from drivers with disabilities.

Currently, Pennsylvania does not allow individuals to drive if they have marijuana metabolites in their blood. If you do so, you are driving illegally under PA law and could be arrested and charged with driving under the influence. See 75 Pa. CSA §3802. (d)(1)(iii). Yes, this happens every day in Pennsylvania.

We are excited about the opportunity to work with Cannabix to help test a breath test device that can detect if an individual has smoked marijuana in the last two to three hours. , which could be a game changer for keeping roads safer with new laws. At the same time, it does not violate the rights of citizens who legally use marijuana and still want to be able to drive. vehicle. Warren County looks forward to working with Cannabix on the pilot program. ”

Cannabix CEO Rav Mlait said: The Warren County District Attorney’s Office has an unwavering commitment to keeping citizens safe as the laws surrounding marijuana consumption evolve, and we applaud your leadership and participation in helping advance cutting-edge cannabis breathing technology. We are looking for additional collaborators and welcome such interest. ”

Current forms of testing for marijuana use can identify THC minutes to days after actual use, making it impossible to tell the difference between the two. Studies¹ show that breath is a better indicator of dysfunction than saliva, blood, or urine because THC is found in breath for a relatively short time (1-3 hours) after ingestion. On the other hand, it is excreted at detectable levels in other body fluids for hours, days, or weeks after smoking.

Using our Handheld Breath Collection Unit (“BCU”, Figure 1) in conjunction with our newly developed laboratory “MS Breath Sampler” (Figure 2), the gold standard mass spectrometry (MS) and laboratory It greatly simplifies analytical methods and reduces sample turnaround time (thus minimizing operational costs) while maintaining confidential and accurate results. BCUs are Cannabix FAIMS detection unit (Not part of this pilot, but a separate device in development, being developed as a portable system capable of both exhaled breath collection and analysis in the field).

Cannabix BCU uses the company’s “MS Breath Sampler” hardware to provide rapid, non-invasive breath sample collection and easy analysis without the need for sample preparation in a lab setting. By comparison, existing and conventional breath and saliva testing procedures require several sample extraction and preparation steps prior to analysis, and the analysis itself can take 1-3 hours per sample. This is expensive and impractical. Also, existing and conventional breath and saliva testing procedures tend to be inefficient and time-consuming collection methods, and recovery rates remain poor. Cannabix has developed a unique approach to breath testing that reduces costs and makes operations and processes much more efficient.

The reader understands that although we have achieved proof-of-concept prototypes of the BCU and MS breath samplers, the test methods and devices are still in the pre-approval stage and therefore we do not currently make any express or implied representation that the technology is progressing. Note that I am not making any claims. for commercial use.

_{(1) Olla P, Ishraque MT, Bartol S. 2020. Assessment of breath and plasma tetrahydrocannabinol concentration trends in medical cannabis patients. Cannabis and cannabinoid research; 99-104.}

_{Himes S. et al. 2013. Cannabinoids in breath after controlled administration of smoked cannabis. Clinical Chemistry; 1780-1789.}

_{Beck O, Sandqvist S, Dubbelboer I, Franck J. 2011. Detection of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol in breath collected from cannabis users. J Anal toxicity; 35:541–4.}

About Cannabis Technologies

Cannabix Technologies Inc. is a developer of marijuana breath detector technology for law enforcement and workplaces. Cannabix is ​​working on a drug screening device that uses breath samples to detect his THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana that causes the disorder. A breath test for THC will allow employers and law enforcement to identify recent marijuana use and better match it to a disorder. The Cannabix device is in advanced prototype and preclinical testing stages.

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