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Bill C-335

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1st Session, 37th Parliament,
49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001

House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-335

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (medical use of marihuana)

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Section 2 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

``medical purposes''
« fins médicales »

``medical purposes'' includes the use of a substance to improve a person's health, condition, or general physical or mental well-being;

2. Section 4 of the Act is is amended by adding the following after subsection (8):

Possession for medical purposes

(9) A person who possesses a substance included in Schedule IX is not guilty of an offence under this Act if the substance is in an amount that does not exceed the amount set out for that substance in Schedule IX and if the person

    (a) possesses the substance for medical purposes and for his or her personal use;

    (b) has a certificate from a practitioner attesting that the use of the substance is required by the person for medical purposes and containing all the other prescribed information;

    (c) when requested to do so by a peace officer or by a person authorized by regula tion, produces a certificate referred to in paragraph (b) or undertakes to do so within 24 hours after the request is made;

    (d) meets all the other terms and conditions that the Minister may prescribe by regulation.

Additional provisions

(10) The provisions in subsection (9) are in addition to the Minister's exemption powers provided for in section 56.

3. Section 60 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Schedules

60. The Governor in Council may, by order, amend any of Schedules I to IX by adding to them or deleting from them any item or portion of an item, where the Governor in Council deems the amendment to be necessary in the public interest.

4. The Act is amended by adding the following after Schedule VIII:

SCHEDULE IX
(Sections 4 and 60)

Substance Amount

1. Cannabis (marihuana) 30 g

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