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Cocaine Laws in Canada

Criminal Code & Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

Cocaine: Consequences of a Schedule I Drug

If you have been charged with a crime in Vancouver, you should consult with a criminal defence lawyer in your area

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Filkow Law

Vancouver, British Columbia
450 SW Marine Dr, Suite 510
(604) 721-5770

Ferguson Allingham

Vancouver, British Columbia
440 – 319 West Pender Street
(604) 336-9800

Mackay Boyar Law Corporation

Vancouver, British Columbia
620-375 Water Street
(604) 659-6060

ALG Lawyers

Vancouver, British Columbia
#720 – 999 West Broadway
(604) 337-6254

Chambers Caldwell Law LLP

Vancouver, British Columbia
480 - 6647 Fraser St.
(604) 428-9115

Cesar & Cox Llp

Vancouver, British Columbia
Suite 2101, 1040 West Georgia Street
(647) 503-3825
Cocaine in Vancouver, British Columbia - Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Legal Terms

Controlled substance

Any type of drug that the federal government has categorized as having a higher-than-average potential for abuse or addiction. Its manufacture, possession or use is regulated by the government through the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Indictable offence

Indictable offences are the most serious offences under the Criminal Code and they come with more serious punishments, up to a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Summary conviction

Summary convictions are used for lesser offences with penalties, fines and short jail time. They reflect the majority of offences as defined in the Code.

Cocaine in Vancouver, British Columbia - Referenced Links