In preparation for the upcoming legalization of marijuana, the federal government is planning for training of an additional 750 drug recognition experts over the next five years. (CBC)Steve Maxwell, a retired Ontario Police officer and instructor for drug recognition experts, recently conducted a demonstration of the test for The Fifth Estate. While there is no timeline for that, the government's new impaired driving law allows them to be used by police. Steve Maxwell taught other police officers how to administer a drug recognition evaluation before he retired and became an expert witness in Ottawa. The Supreme Court of Canada recently decided drug recognition experts in Canada can automatically testify as experts.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2018 10:00 UTC