The statistic includes all completed cases during the survey time period where at least one charge was drug related. *CDSA substances includes all other substance not explicitely listed but that are illegal under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Drug-related offences in Canada, 2013, page 35, 2008 to 2012. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canada: share of drug cases in adult court found guilty from 2008 to 2012, by drug
This statistic shows the percentage of adults found guilty of drug related offences in Canada from 2008 to 2012, by type of drug. Forty-four percent of adults who were prosecuted for cannabis-related offences were found guilty in Canada from 2008 to 2012.
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