Synthetic cannabinoids in Canada / : Cannabinoïdes synthétiques au Canada

Owing to the manner in which the branded products containing SCs are manufactured, the type, quality and potency of chemical or chemicals in these products are unknown. [...] The number of calls to poison control centres in the United States rose from zero in January 2010 to 705 in July 2011 and then dropped to approximately 250 calls a month (Center for Substance Abuse Research, 2013b). [...] In some communities (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto), law enforcement has taken steps to limit the supply of these products by removing them from local shops and informing vendors that many of the products being sold contain substances that are controlled by being listed on Schedule II of the CDSA. [...] It is thought that the availability of marijuana has resulted in very little interest in synthetic versions of the drug. [...] In November 2013 and March 2014,3 the Toronto Drug Squad executed a series of search warrants resulting in the seizure and analysis of several products, including those sold under the name IZMS.