OFFENCE

462.2 Every one who knowingly imports into Canada, exports from Canada, manufactures, promotes or sells instruments or literature for illicit drug use is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction

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

(b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both. [R.S.C. 1985, c.50 (4th Supp.), s.1.]

Note: An Ontario court ruled in October of 1994 that the part of this law referring to "literature" is unconstitutional and therefore of no force or effect. For details, the case is indexed as Iorfida v. MacIntyre, 21 O.R. (3d) pp186-205