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Controlled drugs and substances act, cdsa. Substances on this list are controlled substances.
Schedules are categories substances fall into
If lose case can be deported
If you possess over the legal limit of pot can be imprisoned post 2018 still. 2018 is when pot was legalized.
There are provincial and federal laws
The police arrest but the crown charges. Crown can charge for a different crime then police arrested for.
If you are being prosecuted then there are charges against you in a criminal file
The crown and police have a lot discretionary power with your treatment and your file. Crown is like prosecutor, not police.
Director of penal and criminal prosecutions, DPCP, prosecutor provincial boss, instruct and provide guidance for prosecutors. Other provinces have their own name.
Jury or judge acquit which means your innocent. Prosecutor can also withdraw charges "withdrawn" status.
Sentence are possible consequences of being guilty
Is the process of making something illegal. It also refers to the social control and consequences that come from, being involved in criminalized activity or being part of a community that is targeted by criminal laws.
Criminalization's effects extends far beyond being arrested/prison. Eviction, inability of access social services, lack of support
Can use reasonable force to remove from house. Can somehow detain them, didn't go into more details.
You can use "reasonable force" to defend self. Ex in home def, if you're a big man, you can't best up a small teen who broke into your house.
you're suppose to generally run away.
Can use reasonable force to remove from home, didn't specify what that is
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For summary (minor) offenses, police have to prosecute aggressor by 1 yr 1 day. For indictment (major) and dual procedure (medium) offenses, no time frame to prosecute
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Bad character evidence (being known to popo as a drug dealer even without being ever arrested, having a criminal record) can make a witness an unreliable witness. Same with a police who was written up too many times.
you're not allowed to lie technically to the ride program cop, but most ppl do. If you say you're drinking or coming from a bar they will breathalyze you.
Popo only suppose to ask if you had something to drink and where coming from
Don't generally have to show ID or identify yourself to police,
But have to during regulated activities like crossing boarder, restricted movie, driver's license when driving, restricted movies, show ID to purchase/consume alcohol
If police find you commiting an offense, have to ID self or will charge you with obstruction. Ex jay walking, bicycle violation, trespassing. If charged with "obstruct police" but they were simply gonna give you a ticket, now they won't give you just a ticket
If arrested, have to identify self, also police won't release you until they figure out who you are. To secure release, tell them name, dob, address
Don't lie to police, better to remain silent. Lying to police can be nailed with "obstruct police"
a police believe that if you're calling the police to report a crime, 90% chance it's a self report
if the police ask you to come to the police station, you're a suspect. In some countries you don't have to go to bring yourself to the station. if they lack evidence they won't come arrest you
no obligation to be polite to police in exerting rights
it's a crime to lie to police
it's safe to talk to police during a routine traffic stop
don't volunteer anymore info to police then is strictly necessary