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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 . (INCOMPLETE) LIST OF DRUGS A complete list can be found here . Schedule I
Schedule II Schedule III
Schedule IV
Schedule V Schedule VI (Precursors) Class A
Class B. Schedule VII
Schedule VIII
LAWS 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: It is not an offence to possess a Schedule IV substance for personal use; however, Subsection (2) of Section (4) of the CDSA states that "no person shall seek or obtain a sustance or authorization from a practitioner to obtain a substance in schedules I through IV." Subsection (7) then states that it is an indictable offence to contravene subsection (2). Ergo, it is an indictable offence to attempt to acquire a Schedule IV substance but not an offence for possession. Section 5 provides that possession for the ''purpose of trafficking'' of a Schedule IV substance is an offence. 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. 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 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 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 REFERENCES
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