The law says
CDSA s. 5- (1)No person shall traffic in a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V or in any substance represented or held out by that person to be such a substance.
- (2)No person shall, for the purpose of trafficking, possess a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V.
- (3)Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) (a) if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule I or II, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life; (a.1) [Repealed, 2018, c. 16, s. 196]
- (b)if the subject matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III or V, (i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or (ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months; and
- (c)where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule IV, (i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or (ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. (4) [Repealed, 2012, c. 1, s. 39]
- (5)For the purposes of applying subsection (3) in respect of an offence under subsection (1), a reference to a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV or V includes a reference to any substance represented or held out to be a substance included in that Schedule. (6) [Repealed, 2018, c. 16, s. 196]
Amendment History (5)
- 1996, c. 19, s. 5
- 2012, c. 1, s. 39
- 2017, c. 7, s. 3
- 2018, c. 16, s. 196
- 2022, c. 15, s. 15
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