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What The Law Dictates
Pubdate: Thu, 21 Apr 2005
Source: Province, The (CN BC)
Copyright: 2005 The Province
Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476
WHAT THE LAW DICTATES
Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, drugs fall into numerous
categories, or schedules, that are ranked in the legal system according to
their perceived severity. Cocaine and heroin are schedule 1. Marijuana and
hash (more than 30 grams and more than 1 gram respectively) are schedule 2.
Amphetamines are schedule 3, alongside LSD (acid) and magic mushrooms.
Possession of a schedule-1 drug can net sentences of six months to seven
years, six months to five years for schedule 2 and six months to three
years for schedule 3. On the trafficking front, schedule 1 and 2's maximum
punishment is life (25 years with no parole). For schedule 3, it's 10
years. Inmates are eligible for parole after they've served a third of
their sentence and are automatically released after two-thirds.
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