Drugs Flashcards
Import/Export any controlled drug
Section 6(1)(a) Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
Import into or export from New Zealand
Any controlled drug
Produce/Manufacture any controlled drug
Section 6(1)(b) Misuse of Druga Act 1975
Produce or manufacture
Any controlled drug
Supplying any Class A or B controlled drug
Section 6(1)(c) Misuse of Druga Act 1975
Supply or administer or offer to supply or administer or otherwise deal in
Any Class A controlled drug or Class B controlled drug
To any other Person
Supplying Class C controlled drug to person under 18 year old
Section 6(1)(d) MODA 1975
Supply OR administer OR offer to supply OR administer
Any class C controlled drug
To any person under 18
Sell / Offer to sell Class C Controlled Drug To Person Over 18
Section 6(1)( e) MODA 1975
Sell OR offer to sell
Any Class C controlled Drug
To Any Person of or over 18 years
Possession of Controlled Drugs for Supply
Section 6(1)(f) MODA 1975
Have in their possession
Any controlled drug
For any purpose set out in paragraphs (c), (d) or (e) of section 6(1) MODA 1975.
Controlled Drug
Any substance, preparation, mixture or article specific or described in Schedule 1, Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 and includes any temporary class drug and any controlled drug analogue. SPAM + CDA.
Controlled Drug Analogue
Any substance with a structure substantially similar to a controlled drug. It has the same dangerous effects but not specifically listed in the Schedules.
Class A drugs
Very high level risk - Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, lysergic acid (SD) psilocybin (magic mushroom)
Class B drugs
High level risk - Amphetamine, MDMA, Cannabis preparation, morphine, opium.
Class C drugs
Moderate level risk - Cannabis
Guilty Knowledge
K.K.I - Knew about the offence, knew the substance was a controlled drug and intent to commit an offence.
R v Stawbridge
Knowledge will be presumed if there is no evidence to the
contrary. The accused need to prove they acted innocently and had no knowledge to be acquitted.
Useable quantity
R v Emerali: Possession doesn’t extend to some minute or useless residue.
Saxton v Police
To import includes “to introduce or bring in from abroad or to cause to be brought in from a foreign country”.
Produce
Bring something into existence from its raw materials.
Manufacture
Process of synthesis. Combining raw materials to create new substance.
R v Rua (1)
The words “produce” or “manufacture” broadly cover the creation of
controlled drugs by some form of process which changes the original
substances into a particular controlled drug.
R v Rua (2)
Offence is complete once the prohibited substance is created, whether or not it is in a useable form
Supply
S2 MODA 1975. To furnish or provide something that is needed or desired. Supply includes distribute, give, and sell
Distribute – supply to multiple
Give – hand over to enable use
Sell – exchange for valuable consideration
R v Maginnis
More than transfer of physical control. It includes enabling the recipient to apply the thing.
R v Donald
Supply includes distribution of jointly owned property between its co owners.
R v During
Ready on request to supply drug.
R v Brown
Offence of supply exists when offer is made with intention that it
should be understood as genuine.
R v Forrest and Forrest
Best evidence possible adduced from prosecution regarding age (birth certificate and ID of that person named on certificate).
Sell
S6(5) MODA 1975
If person is supplied, then deemed to have sold. Exchanged for valuable consideration.
R v Cox
Possession. Proof of two things
2 Elements
Mental: Knowledge / intent
Physical: Custody / control
Import
The arrival of any goods in New Zealand whether lawfully or unlawfully from a point outside of New Zealand. Saxton v Police: To import includes “to introduce or bring in from abroad or to cause to be brought in from a foreign country”.
R v Hancox
Importation in the Misuse of Drugs context means bringing in from aboard or causing to be brought from abroad.
Importation continues from the time is enters NZ until it reaches their destination. Criminal liability is when it it enters New Zealand.
Mens rea of importating
Knew about the importation, and
Knew the imported substance was a controlled drug, and
Intended to cause the importation
Willful blindness of importing
Proof that the defendant deliberately turned a blind eye will suffices.
Mistake as to nature of controlled drug
It is not a defense if the defendant did not know the substance in question was the particular controlled drug alleged.
Cannabis prep Section 29B
It provided that a cannabis preparation is produced by subjecting cannabis plant to some kind of process that renders it unrecognizable as plant material. Eg: Cannabis oil.
R v Emerali
Possession doesn’t extend to some minute or useless residue.
Administer
Introducing a drug directly into another person’s system.
Offer to supply or administer
Proving two elements:
The communication of an offer to supply/administer a controlled drug.
An intention that the other person believes the offer to be genuine.
R v During.
Attempted possesion
It is an offence to attempt to gain possession of a drug, a charge which covers someone obtaining something innocuous in the mistaken belief that it is a drug.
Statutory presumption
Amount, level or quantity that a controlled drug is possessed for supply.