Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Drug Trafficking (Schedule IV)

Legislation Trafficking in substance 5. (1) No person shall traffic in a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV 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 or IV. Punishment (3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) ...<brP> (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. ... Interpretation (5) For the purposes of applying subsection (3) or (4) in respect of an offence under subsection (1), a reference to a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV includes a reference to any substance represented or held out to be a substance included in that Schedule.... CDSA Application For principles on Drug Offences Generally, see Drug Offences Schedule IV: Barbiturates, Steroids, etc. Offenders found trafficking in a Schedule IV controlled substance (e.g. Barbiturates and steroids) are liable for either a indictable offence with a maximum penalty of 3 years in jail or summary offence with a maximum penalty of 12 months in jail. Case Digests See Also Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Offences by Penalty Canadian Criminal Law/Appendix/CDSA Schedules Drug Trafficking