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

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) ... (b) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III, (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... ... 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 III: Amphetamines, Hallucinogens, etc. Offenders found trafficking in a Schedule III controlled substance (e.g. Amphetamines and hallucinogens) are liable for either an indictable offense with a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail or summary offense with a maximum penalty of 18 months in jail. See Also Canadian Criminal Sentencing/Offences/Offences by Penalty Canadian Criminal Law/Appendix/CDSA Schedules References 2 Drug Trafficking