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The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (French: Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances) is Canada's federal drug control statute. Passed in 1996 under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's government, it repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and Drugs Act, and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of precursors.
Canada is a producer and exporter of both cannabis and ecstasy, a trend that harsher penalties for those caught has failed to stop. [19] Recently, the idea of drug courts has gained popularity in Canada, numbering in the hundreds. These drug courts attempt to divert those that violate controlled drugs regulations from prisons into treatment ...
Canada's Drug Agency (CDA; French: L’Agence des médicaments du Canada, AMC) is a pan-Canadian health organization responsible for coordinating and aligning drug ...
The debate over the reimportation of pharmaceuticals has reemerged with the state of Florida being granted approval by the FDA to import prescription drugs from Canada.
Established in 2002, the Canadian International Pharmacy Association ("CIPA") is a Canadian association of licensed pharmacy businesses offering mail order pharmacy services to Canadian and international patients. CIPA members sell pharmaceuticals and maintenance medications to individuals upon receipt of a valid prescription.
In Canada, regulation of therapeutic goods is done by Health Canada and governed by the Food and Drug Act and associated regulations. In addition, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act specifies additional regulatory requirements for controlled drugs and drug precursors.
Pharmaceutical Drugs Directorate (PDD), previously called the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD), is a Canadian federal authority that regulates small molecule pharmaceutical drugs for human use. Prior to being given market authorization, a manufacturer must present substantive scientific evidence of a product's safety, efficacy , and ...
Get Your Drugs Tested is a free public drug checking service located in Vancouver, Canada. [1] It was founded by Dana Larsen in May 2019, accepting samples in person at their storefront and by mail from all across Canada. Dana Larsen said: "I want to help save lives, I want people to be informed and I wish they could buy clean, pre-tested drugs ...