Federal · C-38.8
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
Current version date July 18, 2026 · official source text · watch this law (RSS)
Health Care
Change history
Three new synthetic opioid-related substances added to Canada's controlled substances watch list
The amendment formally incorporates three substances into Schedule V of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act for a one-year period: two synthetic opioids — Spirobrorphine and Spirochlorphine — are added as controll…
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Canada's controlled-substances schedules restructured and new substances added to temporary-control lists
Schedule V has been split into two parts: Part 1 now lists controlled substances subject to temporary scheduling, while Part 2 houses precursors (Class A, Class B, and preparations/mixtures). As a result, the definiti…
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