11YTheft of dangerous drug

11Y Theft of dangerous drug (a) the person appropriates a substance or thing with the intention of depriving its owner of the substance or thing; and Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 42 (a) for appropriation of a Schedule 1 drug – imprisonment for (b) for appropriation of a Schedule 2 drug – imprisonment for 7 years. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the appropriation of a substance or thing by a person with the reasonable belief that the substance or thing has been lost and its owner cannot be discovered. appropriates, see section 209(1) of the Criminal Code. deprive, see section 209(1) of the Criminal Code.