Schedule II
Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII). Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, as amended
1.
Cannabis, its preparations and derivatives, including:
Effective 16 Jul 2015, SOR/2015-192 replacement for:
Cannabis, its preparations, derivatives and similar synthetic preparations, including:
[Cannabis and Cannabis resin contain a complex mixture of chemicals including Cannabidiol, Cannabinol and Tetrahydrocannabinol.]
(1)
Cannabis resin
UK: MDA Part II Class B Section 1(a) Cannabis resin
UN: Narcotics Part 1 Section 1 Cannabis resin and Section 3 Cannabis resin
See also CDSA Schedule VII Section 1 Cannabis resin and Schedule VIII Section 1 Cannabis resin
(3)
Cannabidiol (2-[3-Methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol)
The chemical name as given in the legislation is silent about the configuration of the two stereogenic centres. The diagram at left depicts the (1R,6R) stereoisomer.
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PubChem: 644019 26346; ChemSpider: 559095; Drugs Forum: Cannabidiol; Erowid: Cannabis; Wikipedia: Cannabidiol
(4)
Cannabinol (3-n-Amyl-6,6,9-trimethyl-6-dibenzopyran-1-ol)
UK: MDA Part II Class B Section 1(a) Cannabinol and Cannabinol
Effective 16 Jul 2015, SOR/2015-192 revoked:
(5)
Nabilone ((±)-trans-3-(1,1-Dimethylheptyl)-6,6a,7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy-6,6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-9-one)
CA: Currently at CDSA Schedule II Section 2 Subsection 1 Nabilone
Effective 16 Jul 2015, SOR/2015-192 revoked:
(6)
Pyrahexyl (3-n-Hexyl-6,6,9-trimethyl-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6-dibenzopyran-1-ol) [sic]
The chemical name the CDSA provides is wrong. One accepted chemical name is 3-n-Hexyl-6,6,9-trimethyl-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-ol.
CA: Currently at CDSA Schedule II Section 2 Subsection 1 Parahexyl
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Tetrahydrocannabinol (Tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-ol)
The CDSA is silent about which regio- and stereoisomers (ca. 12) of Tetrahydrocannabinol are encompassed by this entry. The (6aR) Δ9 isomer is depicted at left.
UK: MDA Part II Class B Section 1(a) Tetrahydrocannabinol
US: CSA Schedule I Section d Subsection 31 Δ1 cis or trans Tetrahydrocannabinol
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PubChem: 16078; ChemSpider: 4479482; Bluelight: Tetrahydrocannabinol; Erowid: Cannabis; Wikipedia: TetrahydrocannabinolEffective 30 Jan 2003, SOR/2003-32 added:
Effective 16 Jul 2015, SOR/2015-192 revoked:
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DMHP (3-(1,2-Dimethylheptyl)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-ol)
CA: Currently at CDSA Schedule II Section 2 Subsection 1 3-(1,2-Dimethylheptyl)-7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-ol
but not including
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Non-viable Cannabis seed, with the exception of its derivatives
Effective 12 Mar 1998, SOR/98-157 replacement for:
Non-viable Cannabis seed
There is much confusion about the legality of Cannabis seed. Some believe that because the seeds contain no Tetrahydrocannabinol (or any other controlled substance) they are beyond the reach of the CDSA, but that is not the case.
While it is true that Cannabis seed is not explicitly listed in the CDSA as a controlled material, the Cannabis plant is controlled by the CDSA, and Cannabis seed is considered part of the Cannabis plant.
Furthermore, since the CDSA explicitly excludes “non-viable Cannabis seed” (i.e. a seed that cannot germinate and grow into a Cannabis plant) the courts have made the reasonable inference that the CDSA includes viable Cannabis seed.
The trial judge in R. v. Hunter, 1997 CanLII 1340 (BC S.C.) and the appeal judge in R. v. Hunter, 2000 BCCA 363 (CanLII) each make it plain that to possess (viable) Cannabis seed is an offence under the CDSA.
The fact that police have been less than rigorous in laying charges for this offence, or that the punishment meted out is often trifling, does not nullify the law.
11 March 2016 · 
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