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==Overview==
''See [[Drug Trafficking (Offence)]]''

==Legislation==
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; Trafficking in substance
5. (1) No person shall traffic in a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV or in any substance represented or held out by that person to be such a substance.
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; Possession for purpose of trafficking
(2) No person shall, for the purpose of trafficking, possess a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV.
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; Punishment
(3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2)<br>...<br>
:(b) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III,
::(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or
::(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months; and

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; Interpretation
(5) For the purposes of applying subsection (3) in respect of an offence under subsection (1), a reference to a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV includes a reference to any substance represented or held out to be a substance included in that Schedule.
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; Interpretation
(6) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a.1) and Schedule VII, the amount of the substance means the entire amount of any mixture or substance, or the whole of any plant, that contains a detectable amount of the substance.
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1996, c. 19, s. 5; 2012, c. 1, s. 39.
|[http://canlii.ca/t/7vtc#sec5 CDSA]}}

==Participation of Third Parties==
{{seealso|Role of the Victim and Third Parties|Testimonial Aids for Young, Disabled or Vulnerable Witnesses}}

; Testimonial Aids
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; On Finding of Guilt
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==Sentencing Principles and Ranges==
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; Maximum Penalties
{{MaxPenaltyHybrid|s. 5|'''10 years incarceration'''|'''18 months incarceration'''}}

; Minimum Penalties
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; Available Dispositions
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; Consecutive Sentences
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===Schedule III: Amphetamines, Hallucinogens, etc.===
Offenders found trafficking in a Schedule III controlled substance (e.g. Amphetamines and hallucinogens) are liable for either a indictable offence with a maximum penalty of '''10 years incarceration''' or summary offence with a maximum penalty of '''18 months in jail'''.

==Ancillary Sentencing Orders==
{{seealso|Ancillary Orders}}
	
'''Offence-specific Orders'''
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| [[DNA Orders]] ||s. 5(3)(d) ||
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| [[Weapons Prohibition Orders]]  ||s. 5 ||
* {{Section109|BorC|s. 5}}
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'''Circumstance-specific Forfeiture Orders'''
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'''Other Sentencing Orders'''
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==See Also==
* [[Offences by Penalty]]
* [[CDSA Schedules]]
* [[Drug Trafficking, Schedule I (Sentencing)]]: Maximum penalty of life
* [[Drug Trafficking, Schedule II (Sentencing)]]: Maximum penalty of life
* [[Drug Trafficking, Schedule IV (Sentencing)]]: Maximum penalty of 3 years

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