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Target organized drug crime. We are working with law and border enforcement partners across the country to address the role of organized crime in the production, diversion and trafficking of toxic illegal drugs. Our activities include: preventing cross-border movement of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals through on-going enforcement efforts
- Fentanyl. More on World. World’s largest cruise ship rescues 14 people stranded at sea. Tire falls off Boeing plane mid-air, smashing into parked cars below.
- GBL. View image in full screen. Seizures of gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL), which can be processed into gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), rose from just over 1,000 litres in 2014 to 3,082 litres in 2015.
- Cocaine. View image in full screen. The majority of the world’s cocaine is produced in just three Andean countries — Colombia, Bolivia and Peru— but its main points of entry into Canada are from the Caribbean islands, the U.S.A.
- Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) View image in full screen. Seizures of the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, increased dramatically between 2014 and 2015, according to the CBSA, with main transit points being the U.S. and Netherlands.
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Would legal regulation reduce the illegal drug trade in Canada?
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How will legalization affect Canada's marijuana market?
Reduce the supply of illicit drugs smuggled across the Northern Border and into the United States that contribute to addiction and overdose as well as fuel crime and violence.
Canada works with its international partners to align efforts to address each link of the illegal drug supply chain, in addition to considering all available options to reduce demand, improve health outcomes and save lives. The primary frameworks of cooperation are: Canada-U.S. Opioids Action Plan
Sep 1, 2022 · Controls for precursor chemicals, like this one, decrease the production and supply of toxic illegal drugs that are contributing to substance use harms in Canada and to the opioid overdose crisis. In addition, there are ongoing actions at the border that contribute to addressing the overdose crisis.
May 25, 2016 · Moreover, legalization could also remove the criminal element from marijuana market and reduce the size of Canada’s black market and its consequences for the society. Nevertheless, it may also lead to some public health problems, including increasing in the uptake of the drug, accidents and injuries.
However, legal regulation in Canada would reduce much of the violence, instability, and corruption that takes place within national borders linked to the illegal drug trade. Legal regulation globally, though not imminently likely, would have enormous implications for safety, micro- and macro-level economies, and the social organization of ...
