Expanded breath-testing capability enables recent-use detection across a panel modeled after the DOT federally mandated urine drug test panel.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cannabix Technologies Inc. (CSE: BLO) (OTCID: BLOZF) (Frankfurt: 8CT) (the "Company" or "Cannabix") and Omega Laboratories, Inc. ("Omega") announce the development and validation of a DOT-like drug-test panel for breath testing. The validated laboratory method expands Omega's breath-testing capability beyond cannabinoids and enables simultaneous detection of multiple drug classes in breath aerosols collected using Cannabix Technologies' Breath Collection Unit (Figure 1).
The panel is modeled after the drug classes included in the DOT federally mandated urine drug test panel which includes amphetamines/methamphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, opiates and PCP. By validating these drug classes in breath, Omega is advancing a testing option designed to help employers, courts, criminal justice programs, treatment and recovery organizations, schools, and other safety-sensitive environments focus on recent drug use rather than historical use.
Figure 1. Cannabix Marijuana Breath Test hardware including Breath Collection Unit (BCU) and Breath Cartridge (BC) technologies.
While marijuana legalization has accelerated demand for testing methods that can better distinguish recent use from historical use, safety-sensitive programs also need a practical way to determine whether drugs beyond marijuana are a concern. By expanding breath testing beyond cannabinoids to a broader DOT-like drug panel, Omega's method is designed to help decision-makers evaluate recent use across multiple drug classes in situations where timing, safety, and defensibility are critical.
Traditional drug testing matrices often identify use over longer detection windows. Oral fluid may detect use for one to two days, urine may detect certain drugs for several days, and hair may reflect drug use over a period of months. Breath testing is intended to address a more immediate window of detection, generally minutes to hours after use, making it particularly relevant for reasonable suspicion, random, post-incident, forensic, evidentiary, and other safety-sensitive testing scenarios.
"This is an important milestone for breath testing and for organizations that need a more time-relevant tool for drug testing," said Bill Corl, CEO of Omega Laboratories. "A DOT-like panel in breath gives customers a practical path to focus on recent use while maintaining the forensic quality, laboratory confirmation, and defensibility they expect from Omega."