Criminal Code
632Knowledge or recklessness about identity of controlled
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 632
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Criminal Code.
632 Knowledge or recklessness about identity of controlled drugs, plants and precursors In a prosecution for an offence against this chapter that involves conduct relating to a controlled drug, plant or precursor, the prosecution— (a) must establish that the defendant knew or was reckless about whether the substance or plant was a controlled drug, plant or precursor; but (b) need not establish that the defendant knew or was reckless about the identity of the controlled drug, plant or precursor.