Bill C-38
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SUMMARY |
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The enactment amends the Contraventions Act to allow for the
designation of certain criminal offences as contraventions and to
specify that contraventions may be prosecuted by means of either a
summons or ticket unless another Act of Parliament provides otherwise.
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The enactment also amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances
Act to create offences with respect to the possession of small amounts
of cannabis (marihuana) and the production of cannabis (marihuana).
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