Drug Dealing Definitions

Question 1

Controlled Drug

Answer 1

S2 MODA75

Controlled drug means any substance, preparation, mixture or article specified or described in schedules 1, 2 and 3 of this act, and includes any controlled drug analogue

Question 2

Examples of Class A Drugs

Answer 2

Cocaine
Heroin
LSD
Methamphetamine
Psilocybine (Magic mushrooms)

Question 3

Examples of Class B Drugs

Answer 3

Morphine
Methadone
MDMA
GHB
Opium
Cannabis preperations (Hashish, Oil)
Pseudoephedrine (part 2 schedule 2)
Ephedrine
Fentanyl (part 3 schedule 2)

Question 4

Examples of Class C Drugs

Answer 4

Cannabis plant
Cannabis seeds
BZP
Controlled drug analogues
Codeine 
Ketamine

Question 5

Statutory Presumptive Amount

LSD
Heroin
Cocaine
Meth
MDMA
Cannabis Oil
Cannabis Plant

Answer 5

Schedule 5 MODA 1975

LSD - 2.5mg or 25 flakes, tablets
Heroin - 0.5g
Cocaine - 0.5g
Meth - 5g
MDMA - 5g or 100 flakes, tablets
Cannabis Oil - 5g
Cannabis Plant - 28g or 100 cigarettes

Question 6

Joint Possession

Answer 6

Where more than one person has access to drugs of a saleable quantity, they may be charged jointly with possession. However in such a situation you must prove there was a shared intention to sell the drugs

Question 7

Intent

Answer 7

In a criminal law context there are two specific types of intention in a offence. Firstly there must be an intention to commit the act, and secondly an intention to get a specific result.

Question 8

Controlled Drug Analogue

Answer 8

Any substance with a structure substantially similar to a controlled drug.

All analogues are class C drugs