Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
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The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is Canada's federal drug control statute. Passed in 1996, it repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and Drug Act and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of precursors. It provides that "The Governor in Council may, by order, amend any of Schedules I to VIII by adding to them or deleting from them any item or portion of an item, where the Governor in Council deems the amendment to be necessary in the public interest."
The Act serves as the implementing legislation for the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
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[edit] (Incomplete) List of Scheduled Drugs
A complete list can be found at Here
[edit] Schedule I
- Coca (leaves, cocaine, ecgonine)
- Ketamine
- Methamphetamine
- Opioids (heroin, morphine, oxycodone, etc)
- Phencyclidine
[edit] Schedule II
[edit] Schedule III
- Amphetamines (excluding methamphetamine)
- Cathinone
- DMT
- LSD
- Methaqualone (Qaaludes)
- Methcathinone
- Psilocybin
[edit] Schedule IV
[edit] Schedule V
[edit] Schedule VI (Precursors)
[edit] Class A
- Ephedrine
- Isosafrole (used in making MDMA)
- Lysergic acid
- 1-Phenyl-2-propanone
- Potassium permanganate
- Pseudoephedrine
- 1,4-Butanediol
- Red Phosphorus
- White Phosphorus
[edit] Class B
[edit] Schedule VII
- 3kg Hashish
- 3kg Cannabis
[edit] Schedule VIII
- 1g Hashish
- 30g Cannabis
[edit] Laws
[edit] Possession
If tried as an indictable offence, the defendant is liable to:
Schedule I: Maximum 7 years imprisonment
Schedule II (exceeding amounts set in Schedule VIII): Maximum 5 years imprisonment
Schedule III: Maximum 3 years imprisonment
Schedule IV: Maximum 18 months imprisonment
Or, if tried as a summary conviction, the defendant is liable to:
Maximum $1000 fine for first offence and/or maximum 6 months imprisonment.
Maximum $2000 fine for subsequent offence and/or maximum 1 year imprisonment.
Note: For amounts not exceeding those set in Schedule VIII, maximum fine of $1000 and/or maximum 6 months imprisonment is the only punishment.
[edit] Trafficking/Possession for the Purpose of
If tried as an indictable offence, the defendant is liable to:
Schedule I or Schedule II (exceeding amounts set in Schedule VII): Maximum life imprisonment
Schedule II (not exceeding amounts set in Schedule VII): Maximum 5 years imprisonment
Schedule III: Maximum 10 years imprisonment
Schedule IV: Maximum 3 years imprisonment
Or, if tried as a summary conviction, the defendant is liable to:
Schedule III: Maximum 18 months imprisonment
Schedule IV: Maximum 1 year imprisonment
[edit] Exportation/Possession for the Purpose of
If tried as an indictable offence, the defendant is liable to:
Schedule I or Schedule II: Maximum life imprisonment
Schedule III or Schedule IV: Maximum 10 years imprisonment
Schedule V or Schedule VI: Maximum 3 years imprisonment
Or, if tried as a summary conviction, the defendant is liable to:
Schedule III or Schedule IV: Maximum 18 months imprisonment
Schedule V or Schedule VI: Maximum 1 year imprisonment
[edit] Production
If tried as an indictable offence, the defendant is liable to:
Schedule I or Schedule II (excluding cannabis): Maximum life imprisonment
Cannabis: Maximum 7 years imprisonment
Schedule III: Maximum 10 years imprisonment
Schedule IV: Maximum 3 years imprisonment
Or, if tried as a summary conviction, the defendant is liable to:
Schedule III: Maximum 18 months imprisonment
Schedule IV: Maximum 1 year imprisonment
[edit] References
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act The schedules of the Act, with the chemical name and structure of each substance. Correlates the drugs and substances of the Act with those named in three United Nations treaties:
