Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16)

Marginal note:Consequences of being convicted

• 53 (1) If an accused pleads not guilty and the accused is convicted of the offence described in the ticket, the accused is liable to a fine of not more than $200, in the case of an offence referred to in any of paragraphs 51(2)(a) to (h) or, in the case of an offence in respect of a contravention of a provision specified in regulations made under paragraph 139(1)(z.6), to a fine of not more than the amount specified in those regulations in respect of that offence.

• Marginal note:Non-application of section 731

  (1.1) If the accused is convicted of the offence, no order is to be made under section 731 of the Criminal Code in respect of that conviction.

• Marginal note:Effect of payment

  (2) If the accused is convicted of the offence and the accused pays the amount owing in respect of the conviction, the judicial record of the accused in relation to the offence must not be used for any purpose that would identify the accused as a person dealt with under this Act.