New Cannabix Breath Collection Unit (BCU)
New Cannabix Breath Collection Unit (BCU)
  • Cannabix Technologies (BLO) is developing marijuana breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety
  • Cannabix plans to supply handheld Breath Collection Units (BCU) to Warren police before the end of the year
  • The BCU can be used to collect breath samples immediately upon suspicion of cannabis use by a driver
  • Cannabix Technologies (BLO) is a developer of marijuana breathalyzer technologies for law enforcement and the workplace
  • Cannabix Technologies (BLO) is trading at C$0.57 as of 2:00pm ET

Cannabix Technologies (BLO) is developing marijuana breathalyzer devices to give law enforcement and employers a tool to enhance public safety.

Cannabix secures an agreement with the Warren County, Pennsylvania, District Attorney’s office to pilot the company’s technology for the detection of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in human breath. The company’s proprietary breath capture and laboratory-based marijuana detection equipment will be used to collect and confirm THC in breath samples. Cannabix plans to supply 2 handheld Breath Collection Units (BCU) to Warren police before the end of the year. The devices will be used in Warren County at the discretion of its police force for up to 3 months.

The Cannabix BCU can be used to collect breath samples immediately upon suspicion of cannabis use by a driver. Field samples collected using the BCU by Warren police will be processed at a designated laboratory using MS Breath Sampler hardware.

Warren County District Attorney Robert C. Greene says:

“Pennsylvania has legalized the medical use of marijuana, and recreational adult use is right around the corner. An individual cannot drive if there is ANY marijuana metabolite in their blood. If an individual is completely sober but legally used marijuana in the weeks prior to driving on PA roads, they are driving illegally according to PA law and can be arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence.”

Rav Mlait, CEO of Cannabix, says:

“Cannabix’s collaboration with Warren County will help us in our efforts to gather critical real-world data using our technology and methods. The Warren County District Attorney’s office has an unwavering commitment to keeping its citizens safe as laws surrounding marijuana consumption evolve, and we commend their leadership and participation in helping advance cutting-edge cannabis breath technology.”

Current forms of testing for marijuana use can identify THC ranging from minutes to days after actual use, making it impossible to show the difference between the two. Studies have shown that breath is a better indicator of impairment than saliva, blood, or urine because THC is present in breath for a relatively short period of time (1-3 hours) after consumption; whereas it is excreted at detectable levels in other body fluids for many hours, days, or even weeks after smoking. This short time period of detection in breath aligns with the peak impairment window.

Greene goes on to say:

“We are excited about the opportunity to work with Cannabix to assist in testing a breath test device that can detect if an individual has smoked marijuana in the past 2-3 hours. If this device is proven to be reliable in PA Courts, this could be a game changer in keeping our roads safer with new legislation and, at the same time, not infringe on citizens’ rights who use marijuana legally and still want to be able to drive a vehicle. Warren County looks forward to working with Cannabix on the pilot program.”

The company’s handheld Breath Collection Unit is shown in the image below.

Cannabix updated Breath Collection Units (BCU)
Source: Cannabix Technologies Inc.

The company’s newly developed laboratory MS Breath Sampler is shown in the image below.

Cannabix MS Breath Sampler
Source: Cannabix Technologies Inc.

Together, these tools provide a new method for drug detection that complements gold-standard mass spectrometry (MS) and simplifies laboratory analysis methods, reducing sample turnaround times (thus minimizing operating costs) while maintaining sensitive, precise results.

The Cannabix BCU provides a quick and nonintrusive breath sample collection and easy analysis with no sample preparation needed in a lab setting.

In comparison, existing and legacy breath and saliva testing procedures require several sample extraction and preparation steps prior to analysis, and analysis itself can take from 1-3 hours per sample.

Cannabix Technologies (BLO) is a developer of marijuana breathalyzer technologies for law enforcement and the workplace.

Cannabix Technologies (BLO) is trading at C$0.57 as of 2:00 pm ET.


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