Help derail Health Canada's Proposed Salvia Ban!!

The Salviator · Feb 21, 2011

Dudes,

A proposed BAN on Salvia divinorum in Canada is in the regulatory works!!

As you may or may not be aware, Health Canada quietly posted a notice this past Saturday informing Canadians of a 30-day consultation for the proposed scheduling of Salvia divinorum under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. This publication, known as "Canada Gazette, Part I", is the one and only meaningful opportunity for Canadians to provide comments and input on proposed regulatory changes. If no opposition is voiced, it will quickly proceed to "Canada Gazette, Part II" at which time it will be too late; the decision will have been made for us.

[FONT=&quot]This is the REAL DEAL! The Canadian Press story that detected this sneaky, underhanded move can be read at http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/br...ar-hallucinogenic-herb-salvia--116524593.html, and the official publication can be read online at http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-02-19/html/notice-avis-eng.html#d109. If the 30-day consultation period began on February 4 (as the notice is dated), then March 6 is the deadline. The fact that they have provided such a short consultation period shows that they want to push it through as quickly as possible - and without your input, they hope.

At the bottom of the official notice is the contact information (pasted here, below) on how you can submit your opinion on this nonsensical affront to our personal rights and freedoms. I hope you will take this opportunity to speak up - it is our one and only chance to stop or change this proposed legislation!!!

Contact info: " If you are interested in this process or have comments on this proposal, please contact Stephanie Chandler, Regulatory Policy Division, Office of Controlled Substances, Address Locator: 3503D, 123 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 1B9, by fax at 613-946-4224 or by email at OCS.Policy.and.Regulatory.Affairs@hc-sc.gc.ca "

We must raise our collective voice NOW, or this decision will be made for us. Gather the information at your disposal and let's flood Health Canada’s inbox with rational, intelligent and firm arguments on why this proposed ban makes no scientific or economic sense!!! Share this email with anyone else who wants Canadians to maintain the freedom to benefit from the wisdom and insight of this valuable plant. This time it’s Salvia divinorum, but if unchallenged this could set a dangerous precedent for the systemic eradication of all other mind-altering and meditative plant products that are currently legal.

Thank you,
The Salviator

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Kada · Feb 23, 2011

thank you for posting, i very much agree with you. i have posted a long write up on other forums, i hope you dont mind if i copy it here. i came here to post it and saw you already posted a great thread.

Alright, so it finally happened, no surprise. So how about, just this once, we as Canadians put down the burger and remote and actually grow a spine and stand up to at least something we care about. This will be copied on a few boards, so this original message will be the same if you see it there, the following conversation will be different of course.

First my opinions, then quotes and links from the government itself at the bottom.

It seems that the government, judging by their post, wants to get some kind of feedback by the public on the addition of Salvia (the species) and the refined stuff. How often do we actually get ANY say in Canada, really? damn near never. So lets take this oppourtunity and voice ourselves in a mature, respectful, ego stroking fashion that any gov requires from its minions.

I hope all of us, there must be at least 1000 of us canucks on these boards.....at least....if 500 of use wrote a well thought out, grammatically correct (unlike this illiterate post), polite but to the point letter addressing real concerns, real alternatives and reasons why this plant should not banned, i bet someone will listen, at least a little.

No one else is going to care, its basically these "types of communities" that seem to care about plant freedoms. If we don't stand up, it really shows we really dont mind being jailed for growing and using plants.

When we write letters let's try not to get heated, as easy as it may be, and really try not to get off topic ranting about how we pay so much taxes or how we should have this freedom as our god given right. once that happens i big red mute sign flashes across the screen and we just wasted our ink and paper.

whats happening? Salvia may be added to Schedule 3. This means possible jail terms, i think i read the most is 10 years for Sched. 3. And fines. Destruction of all related items to that substance (which could mean your garden plants).

The tone in their write up is that they are afraid of youths doing salvia and hallucinating. They don't mention any health concerns (and why would they, they are only Health Canada), but they make it VERY clear that the issue is with the hallucinations and psychotropic effects associated with the plant, and also youths. That's the only way Canada can pass weird laws is through the children. So thats where we seem to need to aim our fight is with non psychotropic uses and as much as it makes my balls ache to say it, mayeb fighting for a minors ban like a alcohol type scenario.

If you make the alcohol/tobacco argument, which they probabyl hear every minute with weed activists, at elast make them educated. Get some stats from stast canada or somethign official and show them some real proof and science with their own publications and use their own information against them to really make them look hypocritical, but without saying that. Alcohol and tobacco wont ever be banned, so i feel they are good "drugs" to abuse the hell out of when attacking the government cause they can be demonized as much as you want, but they make too much $ in taxes to and them.

I suggest write the people linked to on their site, and also your local MP. And always follow up, or they will for sure not have even considered your letter. Email back if you don't get a response and ask them for their opinions/thoughts.

A Canadian will generally only pursue something for a short distance and quickly give up....and they know that. Let's not give them that satisfaction this time, eh?

The original write up found here: http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-02-19/html/notice-avis-eng.html

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT

Notice to interested parties — Proposal regarding the addition of Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A to Schedule III to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

This notice provides interested stakeholders with the opportunity to provide comments on Health Canada’s proposal to add the plant Salvia divinorum (S. divinorum) and its main active ingredient salvinorin A to Schedule III to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Stakeholders may also identify themselves for inclusion in any future consultation.

The plant S. divinorum is a species of sage belonging to the mint family. Its leaves are generally chewed or smoked to obtain psychotropic effects. While uncertainty remains surrounding the health risks of S. divinorum, known effects are reported to be short-acting in nature and include hallucinations, dysphoria, out-of-body experiences, unconsciousness and short-term memory loss. The effects, which vary from person to person, are also often described as unpleasant. Neither S. divinorum nor salvinorin A are currently included in any of the schedules to the CDSA.

Recently there have been reports suggesting that Canadian teens and young adults are using S. divinorum for its ability to produce hallucinations. S. divinorum is widely touted as a “legal” hallucinogen on the Internet, and has also been reported to be one of the most prevalent herbal products used as an alternative to illicit drugs. (see footnote 1) Results from the Canadian Alcohol and Drug Use Monitoring Survey (CADUMS) reveal that, in 2009, 1.6% of Canadians aged 15 years and older reported having used S. divinorum at least once in their lifetime, with a much higher rate of use (7.3%) in youth aged 15–24 years. The results from the Canadian 2008–2009 Youth Smoking Survey also show that 5% of 15-year-olds have used S. divinorum in the past year. Moreover, the 2009 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS) indicated that 5.4% of Ontario students in grades 7–12 reported ever using S. divinorum and 4.4% of these students reported using this substance in the past year. Because its psychoactive effects resemble those of other substances included in Schedule III to the CDSA such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin, Health Canada is concerned that the ready availability and use of S. divinorum poses a risk to the health and safety of Canadians, particularly youth.

While S. divinorum and salvinorin A are not currently included in any of the United Nations drug control conventions, a number of countries have chosen to regulate one or both as controlled substances. Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain and Sweden have all placed controls on the import and/or sale of S. divinorum and/or salvinorin A. Some American states have also implemented laws restricting their use, sale and/or distribution.

Including these substances within Schedule III to the CDSA would prohibit possession, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, importation, exportation, possession for the purpose of exportation, and production (or cultivation). The scheduling of S. divinorum and salvinorin A under the CDSA will also enable law enforcement agencies to take action against suspected illegal activities involving these substances.

As this action is not intended to interfere with the use and availability of S. divinorum and/or salvinorin A for legitimate medical, scientific or industrial purposes, Health Canada is seeking information from stakeholders on whether there are any such uses in Canada. Information received in response to this notice will be instrumental in determining appropriate regulation under the CDSA.

The publication of this notice begins a 30-day comment period. There will be additional opportunities to provide comments as the federal regulatory process progresses.

If you are interested in this process or have comments on this proposal, please contact Stephanie Chandler, Regulatory Policy Division, Office of Controlled Substances, Address Locator: 3503D, 123 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 1B9, by fax at 613-946-4224 or by email at OCS.Policy.and.Regulatory.Affairs@hc-sc.gc.ca.

February 4, 2011

CATHY A. SABISTON
Director General
Controlled Substances and
Tobacco Directorate

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Here is Sched. 3 right now http://laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/C-38....RUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT&rp9=cs&rp10=L&rp13=50

SCHEDULE III

(Sections 2 to 7, 29, 55 and 60)
1.
Amphetamines, their salts, derivatives, isomers and analogues and salts of derivatives, isomers and analogues including:
(1)
amphetamine (α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(2)
[Repealed, SOR/2005–235, s. 2]
(3)
N–ethylamphetamine (N–ethyl–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(4)
4–methyl–2,5–dimethoxyamphetamine (STP) (2,5–dimethoxy–4,α–dimethylbenzeneethanamine)
(5)
3,4–methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) (α–methyl–1,3–benzodioxole–5–ethanamine)
(6)
2,5–dimethoxyamphetamine (2,5–dimethoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(7)
4–methoxyamphetamine (4–methoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(8)
2,4,5–trimethoxyamphetamine (2,4,5–trimethoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(9)
N–methyl–3,4–methylenedioxyamphetamine (N,α–dimethyl–1,3–benzodioxole–5–ethanamine)
(10)
4–ethoxy–2,5–dimethoxyamphetamine (4–ethoxy–2,5–dimethoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(11)
5–methoxy–3,4–methylenedioxyamphetamine (7–methoxy–α–methyl–1,3–benzodioxole–5–ethanamine)
(12)
N,N–dimethyl–3,4–methylenedioxyamphetamine (N,N, α–trimethyl–1,3–benzodioxole–5–ethanamine)
(13)
N–ethyl–3,4–methylenedioxyamphetamine (N–ethyl–α–methyl–1,3–benzodioxole–5–ethanamine)
(14)
4–ethyl–2,5–dimethoxyamphetamine (DOET) (4–ethyl–2,5–dimethoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(15)
4–bromo–2,5–dimethoxyamphetamine (4–bromo–2,5–dimethoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(16)
4–chloro–2,5–dimethoxyamphetamine (4–chloro–2,5–dimethoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(17)
4–ethoxyamphetamine (4–ethoxy–α–methylbenzeneethanamine)
(18)
Benzphetamine (N–benzyl–N,α–dimethylbenzeneethanamine)
(19)
N–Propyl–3,4–methylenedioxyamphetamine (α–methyl–N–propyl–1,3–benzodioxole–5–ethanamine)
(20)
N–(2–Hydroxyethyl)–α–methylbenzeneethanamine
(21)
N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (N-[α-methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)phenethyl]hydroxylamine)
(22)
3,4,5-trimethoxyamphetamine (3,4,5-trimethoxy-α-methylbenzeneethanamine)
but not including
(23)
Methamphetamine (N,α-dimethylbenzeneethanamine)
2.
Methylphenidate (α–phenyl–2–piperidineacetic acid methyl ester) and any salt thereof
3.
Methaqualone (2–methyl–3–(2–methylphenyl)–4(3H)–quinazolinone) and any salt thereof
4.
Mecloqualone (2–methyl–3–(2–chlorophenyl)–4(3H)–quinazolinone) and any salt thereof
5.
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) (N,N–diethyllysergamide) and any salt thereof
6.
N,N–Diethyltryptamine (DET) (3–[(2–diethylamino) ethyl]indole) and any salt thereof
7.
N,N–Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) (3–[(2–dimethylamino) ethyl]indole) and any salt thereof
8.
N–Methyl–3–piperidyl benzilate (LBJ) (3–[(hydroxydiphenylacetyl)oxy]–1–methylpiperidine) and any salt thereof
9.
Harmaline (4,9–dihydro–7–methoxy–1–methyl–3H–pyrido(3,4–b)indole) and any salt thereof
10.
Harmalol (4,9–dihydro–1–methyl–3H–pyrido(3,4–b)indol–7–ol) and any salt thereof
11.
Psilocin (3–[2–(dimethylamino)ethyl]–4–hydroxyindole) and any salt thereof
12.
Psilocybin (3–[2–(dimethylamino)ethyl]–4–phosphoryloxyindole) and any salt thereof
13.
N–(1–phenylcyclohexyl)ethylamine (PCE) and any salt thereof
14.
1–[1–(2–Thienyl) cyclohexyl]piperidine (TCP) and any salt thereof
15.
1–Phenyl–N–propylcyclohexanamine and any salt thereof
16.
Rolicyclidine (1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl) pyrrolidine) and any salt thereof
17.
Mescaline (3,4,5–trimethoxybenzeneethanamine) and any salt thereof, but not peyote (lophophora)
18.
4–Methylaminorex (4,5–dihydro–4–methyl–5–phenyl–2–oxazolamine) and any salt thereof
19.
Cathinone ((–)–α–aminopropiophenone) and any salt thereof
20.
Fenetylline (d,l–3,7–dihydro–1,3–dimethyl–7–(2–[(1–methyl–2–phenethyl)amino]ethyl)–1H–purine–2, 6–dione) and any salt thereof
21.
2–Methylamino–1–phenyl–1–propanone and any salt thereof
22.
1–[1–(Phenylmethyl)cyclohexyl]piperidine and any salt thereof
23.
1–[1–(4–Methylphenyl)cyclohexyl]piperidine and any salt thereof
24.
4–bromo–2,5–dimethoxybenzeneethanamine and any salt, isomer or salt of isomer thereof
25.
Flunitrazepam (5-(o-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one) and any salts or derivatives thereof
26.
4-hydroxybutanoic acid (GHB) and any salt thereof
27.
Aminorex (4,5-dihydro-5-phenyl-2-oxazolamine) and any salt thereof
28.
Etryptamine (3-(2-aminobutyl)indole) and any salt thereof
29.
Lefetamine ((-)-N,N-dimethyl-α-phenylbenzeneethanamine) and any salt thereof
30.
Mesocarb (3-(α-methylphenethyl)-N-(phenylcarbamoyl)sydnone imine) and any salt thereof
31.
Zipeprol (4-(2-methoxy-2-phenylethyl)-α-(methoxyphenylmethyl)-1-piperazineethanol) and any salt thereof
32.
Amineptine (7-[(10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[a,d]cyclohepten-5-yl)amino]heptanoic acid) and any salt thereof
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Sections that are related to Sched. 3

SCHEDULE III

(Sections 2 to 7, 29, 55 and 60)

section 3.
(1) Every power or duty imposed under this Act that may be exercised or performed in respect of an offence under this Act may be exercised or performed in respect of a conspiracy, or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence under this Act.

section 4
4. (1) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II or III.

Obtaining substance

(2) No person shall seek or obtain
(a) a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV, or
(b) an authorization to obtain a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV
from a practitioner, unless the person discloses to the practitioner particulars relating to the acquisition by the person of every substance in those Schedules, and of every authorization to obtain such substances, from any other practitioner within the preceding thirty days.

Punishment

(6) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable

(i) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, and

(ii) for a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

Punishment

(7) Every person who contravenes subsection (2)
(a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable

(i) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule I,

(ii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years less a day, where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule II,

(iii) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III, or

(iv) to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months, where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule IV; or
(b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable

(i) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, and

(ii) for a subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

Determination of amount

(8) For the purposes of subsection (5) and Schedule VIII, the amount of the substance means the entire amount of any mixture or substance, or the whole of any plant, that contains a detectable amount of the substance.

Section 5
5. (1) No person shall traffic in a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV or in any substance represented or held out by that person to be such a substance.

Possession for purpose of trafficking

(2) No person shall, for the purpose of trafficking, possess a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV.

Punishment

(3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2)
(a) subject to subsection (4), where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule I or II, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for life;
(b) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III,

(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or

(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months; and
(c) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule IV,

(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or

(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

Punishment in respect of specified substance

(4) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2), where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule II in an amount that does not exceed the amount set out for that substance in Schedule VII, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years less a day.

Interpretation

(5) For the purposes of applying subsection (3) or (4) in respect of an offence under subsection (1), a reference to a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV includes a reference to any substance represented or held out to be a substance included in that Schedule.

Interpretation

(6) For the purposes of subsection (4) and Schedule VII, the amount of the substance means the entire amount of any mixture or substance, or the whole of any plant, that contains a detectable amount of the substance.

Section 6
6. (1) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall import into Canada or export from Canada a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI.

Possession for the purpose of exporting

(2) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI for the purpose of exporting it from Canada.

Punishment

(3) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2)
(b) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III or VI,

(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or

(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months; and

Section 7

7. (1) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall produce a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV.

Punishment

(2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1)

(c) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule III,

(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, or

(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding eighteen months; and
(d) where the subject-matter of the offence is a substance included in Schedule IV,

(i) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or

(ii) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

Section 29
29. The Minister may, on prior notification being given to the Attorney General, cause to be destroyed any plant from which a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV may be extracted that is being produced otherwise than under the authority of and in accordance with a licence issued under the regulations.

Section 55
55. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act, including the regulation of the medical, scientific and industrial applications and distribution of controlled substances and precursors and the enforcement of this Act and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations
(a) governing, controlling, limiting, authorizing the importation into Canada, exportation from Canada, production, packaging, sending, transportation, delivery, sale, provision, administration, possession or obtaining of or other dealing in any controlled substances or precursor or any class thereof;
(b) respecting the circumstances in which, the conditions subject to which and the persons or classes of persons by whom any controlled substances or precursor or any class thereof may be imported into Canada, exported from Canada, produced, packaged, sent, transported, delivered, sold, provided, administered, possessed, obtained or otherwise dealt in, as well as the means by which and the persons or classes of persons by whom such activities may be authorized;
(c) respecting the issuance, suspension, cancellation, duration and terms and conditions of any class of licence for the importation into Canada, exportation from Canada, production, packaging, sale, provision or administration of any substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI or any class thereof;
(d) respecting the issuance, suspension, cancellation, duration and terms and conditions of any permit for the importation into Canada, exportation from Canada or production of a specified quantity of a substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI or any class thereof;
(e) prescribing the fees payable on application for any of the licences or permits provided for in paragraphs (c) and (d);
(f) respecting the method of production, preservation, testing, packaging or storage of any controlled substance or precursor or any class thereof;
(g) respecting the premises, processes or conditions for the production or sale of any controlled substance or any class thereof, and deeming such premises, processes or conditions to be or not to be suitable for the purposes of the regulations;
(h) respecting the qualifications of persons who are engaged in the production, preservation, testing, packaging, storage, selling, providing or otherwise dealing in any controlled substance or precursor or any class thereof and who do so under the supervision of a person licensed under the regulations to do any such thing;
(i) prescribing standards of composition, strength, concentration, potency, purity or quality or any other property of any controlled substance or precursor;
(j) respecting the labelling, packaging, size, dimensions, fill and other specifications of packages used for the importation into Canada, exportation from Canada, sending, transportation, delivery, sale or provision of or other dealing in any substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI or any class thereof;
(k) respecting the distribution of samples of any substance included in Schedule I, II, III, IV, V or VI or any class thereof;
(l) controlling and limiting the advertising for sale of any controlled substance or precursor or any class thereof;
(m) respecting the records, books, electronic data or other documents in respect of controlled substances and precursors that are required to be kept and provided by any person or class of persons who imports into Canada, exports from Canada, produces, packages, sends, transports, delivers, sells, provides, administers, possesses, obtains or otherwise deals in any controlled substance or precursor or any class thereof;
(n) respecting the qualifications for inspectors and their powers and duties in relation to the enforcement of, and compliance with, the regulations;
(o) respecting the qualifications for analysts and their powers and duties;
(p) respecting the detention and disposal of or otherwise dealing with any controlled substance;
(q) respecting the disposal of or otherwise dealing with any precursor;
(r) respecting the taking of samples of substances under paragraph 31(1)(h);
(s) respecting the communication of any information obtained under this Act or the regulations from or relating to any person or class of persons who is or may be authorized to import into Canada, export from Canada, produce, package, send, transport, deliver, sell, provide, administer, possess, obtain or otherwise deal in any controlled substance or precursor or any class thereof

(i) to any provincial professional licensing authority, or

(ii) to any person or class of persons where, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, it is necessary to communicate that information for the proper administration or enforcement of this Act or the regulations;
(t) respecting the making, serving, filing and manner of proving service of any notice, order, report or other document required or authorized under this Act or the regulations;
(u) prescribing the circumstances in which an order made under subsection 41(3) may be revoked by the Minister pursuant to subsection 42(4);
(v) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act or the regulations;
(w) establishing classes or groups of controlled substances or precursors;
(x) conferring powers or imposing duties and functions on adjudicators in relation to hearings conducted and determinations made by them under Part V;
(y) governing the practice and procedure of hearings conducted and determinations made by adjudicators under Part V;
(z) exempting, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the regulations, any person or class of persons or any controlled substance or precursor or any class thereof from the application of this Act or the regulations; and
(z.1) prescribing anything that, by this Act, is to be or may be prescribed.

Regulations pertaining to law enforcement

(2) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, may make regulations that pertain to investigations and other law enforcement activities conducted under this Act by a member of a police force and other persons acting under the direction and control of a member and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations
(a) authorizing the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness or the provincial minister responsible for policing in a province, as the case may be, to designate a police force within their jurisdiction for the purposes of this subsection;
(b) exempting, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the regulations, a member of a police force that has been designated pursuant to paragraph (a) and other persons acting under the direction and control of the member from the application of any provision of Part I or the regulations;
(c) respecting the issuance, suspension, cancellation, duration and terms and conditions of a certificate, other document or, in exigent circumstances, an approval to obtain a certificate or other document, that is issued to a member of a police force that has been designated pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of exempting the member from the application of this Act or the regulations;
(d) respecting the detention, storage, disposal or otherwise dealing with any controlled substance or precursor;
(e) respecting records, reports, electronic data or other documents in respect of a controlled substance or precursor that are required to be kept and provided by any person or class of persons; and
(f) prescribing forms for the purposes of the regulations.

Regulations pertaining to law enforcement under other Acts of Parliament

(2.1) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, may, for the purpose of an investigation or other law enforcement activity conducted under another Act of Parliament, make regulations authorizing a member of a police force or other person under the direction and control of such a member to commit an act or omission — or authorizing a member of a police force to direct the commission of an act or omission — that would otherwise constitute an offence under Part I or the regulations and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations
(a) authorizing the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness or the provincial minister responsible for policing in a province, as the case may be, to designate a police force within their jurisdiction for the purposes of this subsection;
(b) exempting, on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the regulations, a member of a police force that has been designated pursuant to paragraph (a) and other persons acting under the direction and control of the member from the application of any provision of Part I or the regulations;
(c) respecting the issuance, suspension, cancellation, duration and terms and conditions of a certificate, other document or, in exigent circumstances, an approval to obtain a certificate or other document, that is issued to a member of a police force that has been designated pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of exempting the member from the application of Part I or the regulations;
(d) respecting the detention, storage, disposal or other dealing with any controlled substance or precursor;
(e) respecting records, reports, electronic data or other documents in respect of a controlled substance or precursor that are required to be kept and provided by any person or class of persons; and
(f) prescribing forms for the purposes of the regulations.

Incorporation by reference

(3) Any regulations made under this Act incorporating by reference a classification, standard, procedure or other specification may incorporate the classification, standard, procedure or specification as amended from time to time, and, in such a case, the reference shall be read accordingly.

Section 60
60. The Governor in Council may, by order, amend any of Schedules I to VIII 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.
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Mr.Writer · Feb 23, 2011

The invitation to discussion is symbolic only. Salvia will be illegal. The dynamics of the interest groups at play here are far too one sided. You have a much better chance of making cannabis legal than salvia, at least that one has some medical use. Salvia is a "free trip", and is abused by youth, two things that western cultures despises. No PM in their right mind will stand up for this, not even Layton lol. Way too demonized by media, the information out there about salvia in the popular mind is "DANGER, POISON", and the educators are the ones passing the laws.

savedbyyohimbe · Feb 24, 2011

As you wright these objection letters, what ever you do, don't put phrases like "..entering Sally's world" or "receiving her embrace". You don't want to antagonized the devout Christan, conservative right.

deleted · Feb 24, 2011

way Ive always seen things. Least since Ive been an adult.. As long as youre an adult. You should have to the ways and means to find any intoxicant on the planet. Maybe not very quickly, but you can do it.. But certainly a civilized society cant have its teenagers walking into any gas station on the corner and buying intoxicating substances...

savedbyyohimbe · Feb 24, 2011

Alcohol, cannabis, meditative herbs:
legal for adults over 18 or 21
Crack, heroin, crystal meth:
legal for adults over 21 or 24

Surely a better policy & message to send out than the status quo we have now?

SaveSalvia · Mar 5, 2011

Here’s a small communications/information resource page for those of us who are opposed to Health Canada’s proposal to criminalize salvia.

Save Salvia

It seems there‘s interest in contacting Health Canada, but a few people aren’t exactly sure what to say. The site has a letter that you can print off, sign and send in or even just email to Health Canada.

Additionally, there’s a bit of an examination of the statistical information that Health Canada is throwing around.

Some additional content will hopefully be added in the next little while, specifically letters tailored for MPs and various other decision makers. Let’s not ignore the fact that Health Canada’s proposal to prohibit salvia rather than treat it as a natural health product turns an issue of federal regulation into one of criminal justice that will also need to be dealt with at provincial and municipal levels.
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