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Policy Tracker · Country overview

Canada

Illegal to possess, use or sell.

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National law

Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19

Justice Laws (Canada) · Law

  • Section 4(1) — possession offence

    Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II or III.

  • Schedule III, item 5 — LSD

    Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) (N,N–diethyllysergamide) and any salt thereof

  • Schedule III, item 7 — DMT

    N,N–Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) (3–[(2–dimethylamino) ethyl]indole) and any salt thereof

  • Schedule III, items 11 and 12 — psilocin and psilocybin

    11 Psilocin (3–[2–(dimethylamino)ethyl]–4–hydroxyindole) and any salt thereof 12 Psilocybin (3–[2–(dimethylamino)ethyl]–4–phosphoryloxyindole) and any salt thereof

  • Schedule III, item 17 — mescaline

    Mescaline (3,4,5–trimethoxybenzeneethanamine) and any salt thereof, but not peyote (lophophora)

Laws by substance

"No record" means nothing has been verified yet, not that the substance is legal. Regional entries are labelled with their place.

Psychedelics

Not criminalized, no legal sales

Cannabis: Legal — Main articles: Cannabis in Canada and Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory Legal for medicinal purposes since 2001 and for recreational purposes since 17 October 2018. The age to buy or consume cannabis varies by province: 19 in most provinces, 18 in Alberta, and 21 in Quebec.

No reviewed history yet.

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Cannabis

Not criminalized, no legal sales

Cannabis: Legal — Main articles: Cannabis in Canada and Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory Legal for medicinal purposes since 2001 and for recreational purposes since 17 October 2018. The age to buy or consume cannabis varies by province: 19 in most provinces, 18 in Alberta, and 21 in Quebec.

  1. 1923

    Cannabis added to prohibited-drug schedule

    Prohibited

    Official source

  2. 30 Jul 2001

    Medical access regulations take effect

    Medical only

    Official source

  3. 17 Oct 2018

    Cannabis Act comes into force

    Regulated framework

    Official source
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Kratom

No record

No reviewed history yet.

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7-OH

No record

No reviewed history yet.

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Timeline of laws

Reviewed law changes and decided bills, each linked to its official source.

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Bills

No reviewed bills on record for Canada.