Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, section 7.1(1)

Possession of anything for use in producing or trafficking a controlled substance

What the law says

Maximum
10 years
Mandatory minimum
No mandatory minimum
Kind of offence
Drug
Prosecuted
By indictment or summary conviction

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2 cases with this offence

  1. September 18, 2026
    R v Alves, 2026 BCSC 1792Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Production of a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of anything for use in producing or trafficking a controlled substance, Maple Ridge. Justice Terence A. Schultes
    3 years' imprisonment on counts 1 and 2 and 2 years on count 3, concurrent
  2. May 8, 2023
    R. v. Smith, 2023 NSPC 17Unauthorized possession of a firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of anything for use in producing or trafficking a controlled substance, Kentville. Judge Ronda van der Hoek
    • Below the Crown's ask
    Two years less a day conditional sentence (12 months house arrest, then 12 months curfew), all counts concurrent

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