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Breathalyzer company Cannabix has breakthrough in Australia

Published on December 6, 2024 by oz. staff

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A wall-mounted alcohol breathalyzer from Cannabix is pictured.

A BC company that’s developing cannabis breathalyzers has made a breakthrough with an alcohol breathalyzer.

Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies has received certification from a German laboratory for its Breath Logix wall-mounted alcohol breathalyzer, the company said in a news release.

“The certification is a prerequisite for the company’s Australian distributor and opens the pathway for marketing and sales of devices in other jurisdictions,” the release said.

Last summer, Cannabix presented the latest edition of its cannabis breathalyzer at a conference in St. Louis.

“The Breath Logix (alcohol) product, which has several innovative features, is targeted to employers, alcohol testing facilities and a range of safety settings,” the release said.

Devices were tested for over six months, Cannabix said.

“Cannabix is working with an Australian distributor, targeting various employers, alcohol testing facilities and a range of other safety settings including mining, oil and gas, industrial, trucking, warehousing and technology.”

“The ability of the Cannabix team to develop the Breath Logix device and pass rigorous testing … is truly impressive in such a condensed period of time. Furthermore, the Australian standard for alcohol testing is a very high bar to cross. We can now move quickly with Australian regulators to have the devices locally certified,” said Ben Smit, managing director of the Australian distributor, Breathalyser Sales & Service.

“Breathalyser SSP will proceed to submit the Breath Logix device to Australian regulators, for country certification.”

Wall-mounted alcohol breathalyzers were common in a number of industries in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Cannabix said.

“The company expects to begin marketing the device in the United States, Canada and in Europe shortly.”