Bill C-8
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SUMMARY |
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This enactment consolidates Canada's drug control policy to fulfil
Canada's international obligations under the Single Convention on
Narcotic Drugs, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances and the
relevant portions of the United Nations Convention against Illicit
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. This enactment
repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and
Drugs Act.
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The major elements of the enactment are as follows:
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1. The provision of a framework for the control of import,
production, export, distribution and use of substances that can alter
mental processes and that may produce harm to health and to society
when distributed or used without supervision. Apart from controlling
scheduled substances, the enactment provides for the control of
non-scheduled substances if they fall within the parameters of the
enactment.
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2. The provision of mechanisms to ensure that the export, import,
production, distribution and use of internationally regulated substances
are confined to medical, scientific and industrial purposes.
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3. The provision of enforcement measures available to police and to
the courts for the interdiction and suppression of unlawful import,
export, production or distribution of controlled substances and for
forfeiture of any property used or intended to be used in the commission
of such offences.
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