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The '''Controlled Drugs and Substances Act''' is [[Canada]]'s federal drug control statute. Passed in [[1996]], it repeals the [[Narcotic Control Act]] and Parts III and IV of the [[Food and Drug Act]] and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of [[precursor]]s. It provides that "The Governor in Council may, by order, amend any of Schedules I to VIII by adding to them or deleting from them any item or portion of an item, where the Governor in Council deems the amendment to be necessary in the public interest." |
The '''Controlled Drugs and Substances Act''' is [[Canada]]'s federal drug control statute. Passed in [[1996]], it repeals the [[Narcotic Control Act]] and Parts III and IV of the [[Food and Drug Act]] and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of [[precursor]]s. It provides that "The Governor in Council may, by order, amend any of Schedules I to VIII by adding to them or deleting from them any item or portion of an item, where the Governor in Council deems the amendment to be necessary in the public interest." |
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The Act serves as the implementing legislation for the [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]] |
The Act serves as the implementing legislation for the [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs]], the [[Convention on Psychotropic Substances]], and the [[United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances]]. |
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Revision as of 14:29, 23 June 2005
The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is Canada's federal drug control statute. Passed in 1996, it repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and Drug Act and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of precursors. It provides that "The Governor in Council may, by order, amend any of Schedules I to VIII by adding to them or deleting from them any item or portion of an item, where the Governor in Council deems the amendment to be necessary in the public interest."
The Act serves as the implementing legislation for the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.