Appendix E - Cannabis Report

Offences, Procedures and Maximum Penalties
Under Eight Alternative Models for the Control of Cannabis

Table E-1. Narcotic Control Act, Bill S-19 and 83-77RD
Table E-2. "Full 'Deeming Provisions'" and "Semi-Prohibition"
Table E-3. "Transfer to Schedule G," "Regulation" and "Federal Withdrawal"

Table E-1

Offences, Procedures and Maximum Penalties
Under the Narcotic Control Act, Bill S-19 and 83-77RD

Table E-2

Offences, Procedures and Maximum Penalties
Under "Full 'Deeming Provisions'" and "Semi-Prohibition"

Offence	Procedure	4. Full ADeeming Provisions@	5. Semi-Prohibition
Simple Possession	Summary Conviction --------------- Indictment	Nominal fine or, in default of payment, community work orders or use of civil creditor remedies. (ATicketing@ procedures; offenders are Adeemed@ not to have suffered any incidents of a criminal arrest or prose- cution; all CJS records subsequently sealed or destroyed.) ---------------------------------------------------- N/A	(Summary confiscation, but no offence)
Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking	Summary Conviction ---------------- Indictment	1^st Offence: $500 fine and/or imprisonment for 6 months Subs. Offence: $2,000 fine and/or imprisonment for 18 months ----------------------------------------------------- 1^st Offence: 5 years= imprisonment, less one day Subs. Offence: 10 years= imprisonment	1^st Offence: $500 fine and/or imprisonment for 6 months Subs. Offence: $2,000 fine and/or imprisonment for 18 months ----------------------------------------------------- 1^st Offence: 5 years= imprisonment less one day Subs. Offence: 10 years= imprisonment
Trafficking	Summary Conviction ------------- Indictment	1^st Offence: $500 fine and/or imprisonment for 6 months Subs. Offence: $2,000 fine and/or imprisonment for 18 months ----------------------------------------------------- 1^st Offence: 5 years= imprisonment, less one day Subs. Offence: 10 years= imprisonment	1^st Offence: $500 fine and/or imprisonment for 6 months Subs. Offence: $2,000 fine and/or imprisonment for 18 months ----------------------------------------------------- 1^st Offence: 5 years= imprisonment less one day Subs. Offence: 10 years= imprisonment
Import/ Export	Summary Conviction ---------------- Indictment	(No separate offence: included in the definition of Atrafficking.@)	(No separate offence: included in the definition of Atrafficking.@)
Cultivation	Summary Conviction ----------------- Indictment	$1,000 fine and/or imprisonment for 12 months ----------------------------------------------------- 5 years= imprisonment, less one day	$1,000 fine and/or imprisonment for 12 months ----------------------------------------------------- 5 years= imprisonment, less one day

Table E-3

Offences, Procedures and Maximum Penalties
Under "Transfer to Schedule G," "Regulation" and "Federal Withdrawal")