The Practical Guide to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, 4th Edition

Details and specs

This book takes you step-by-step through the Act, providing detailed commentary for each of the key provisions. Topics covered include possession and double doctoring trafficking import and export offences cultivation and manufacturing possession of property obtained by crime laundering (proceeds of crime) recklessness and wilful blindness sentencing principles search and seizure powers detention and forfeiture disposal of controlled substances. The new edition includes commentary and hundreds of new case digests on issues such as medical marijuana cases under the Medical Marijuana Access Regulations (MMAR) pursuant to the CDSA; abuse of process and entrapment relating to the Police Enforcement Regulations; Charter issues present in drug cases; the use by the RCMP of an interdiction process referred to as Pipeline/Jetway; a comprehensive review of sentences relating to drug offences and the principles applied by the Courts in reaching their decisions. The new edition features amendments to the Act and changes to the Schedules under the Act since the last edition.