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Drug trafficking / saleVerified against official source
Verified against official source
This range was checked against the official legal text. Last verified: 2026-10-19.
Statutory range
CDSA Schedules I / II
- Imprisonment
- Indictable: up to life
- Fine
- No summary track
CDSA Schedules III / V
- Imprisonment
- Indictable: up to 10 years
- Fine
- Summary: up to 18 months
CDSA Schedule IV
- Imprisonment
- Indictable: up to 3 years
- Fine
- Summary: up to 1 year
Cannabis distribution / sale (adult)
- Imprisonment
- Indictable: up to 14 years
- Fine
- Summary: up to $5,000 and/or up to 6 months (general); up to $15,000 and/or up to 18 months (sale to under-18)
Organisation: indictable fine at court discretion; summary up to $100,000.
Note on this entry
NO quantity brackets. No mandatory minimum in current text — former minimums were repealed.
Source
Not legal advice. This range is the statutory penalty as written in the law — it is
not “your sentence.” What is NOT accounted for here: Priors, plea, discretion. If you face a real
charge, consult a licensed lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction.