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Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (S.C. 1996, c. 19)

Act current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2024-09-03. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Penalty

 Every person who contravenes a provision of this Act for which punishment is not otherwise provided, a provision of a regulation or an order made under section 45.1 or 45.2

  • (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to a fine of not more than $5,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to both; or

  • (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable, for a first offence, to a fine of not more than $250,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, and, for any subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 18 months, or to both.

  • 1996, c. 19, s. 46
  • 2017, c. 7, s. 33
  • 2018, c. 16, s. 200

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