Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, section 5(3)(c)

Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule IV substance)

What the law says

Maximum
3 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. April 7, 2025
    R. v. M.K.T., 2025 BCSC 781Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule IV substance), Port Alberni. Justice Sharon Matthews
    3 years and 8 months in prison (1,338 days), less 173 days' credit for pre-sentence custody
  2. March 29, 2022
    R. v. Kim, 2022 BCSC 518Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Trafficking or possession for trafficking (Schedule IV substance), Richmond. Justice Martha M. Devlin
    • Below the Crown's ask
    10 years global custody (all counts concurrent)

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