Bill C - 45

For example, although possession of cannabis resin and cannabis are offences under section 4(1) of the CDSA, the offence of possession of 1 g of cannabis resin or 30 g of dried cannabis is to be dealt with non-judicially in Quebec.18 1.3.2 ACCESS TO CANNABIS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES REGULATIONS Section 56 of the CDSA grants the Minister of Health the power to exempt any person or class of persons or a [...] Section 2(3) of the bill specifies that for the purposes of defining the term “cannabis accessory”: a thing that is commonly used in the consumption or production of cannabis is deemed to be represented to be used in the consumption or production of cannabis if the thing is sold at the same point of sale as cannabis. [...] If the seizure was made pursuant to a search warrant issued under the Act, or the Criminal Code or a common law power of seizure, within the same timeframe, a copy of the report must also be sent to the judge who issued the warrant, or a judge who would have had jurisdiction to issue the warrant (clause 89(2)). [...] Special rules cover the forfeiture of dwelling-houses (clause 98), including a requirement to give notice, as well as an obligation on the part of the court to consider the impact of forfeiture on an immediate family member of the accused if the house was the family member’s principal residence, and whether the family member appears innocent with respect to complicity or collusion in relation to t [...] Clause 140 provides that the minister can exempt persons or classes of persons, or cannabis or classes of cannabis in relation to persons or classes of persons, from the application of the Act if “the exemption is necessary for a medical or scientific purpose or is otherwise in the public interest.” Clauses 142 to 147 relate to fees to be fixed by the minister in relation to cannabis.