Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Evidence, Enforcement and Punishment
17. Presumption concerning trafficking
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100 grammes of opium;
opium
“opium” means any substance containing in any quantity morphine and one or more of the following, namely, codeine, narcotine, papaverine and thebaine but does not include poppy-straw which is not mixed in any such substance;
3 grammes of morphine;
2 grammes of diamorphine;
15 grammes of cannabis;
cannabis
“cannabis” means any part of a plant of the genus Cannabis, or any part of such plant, by whatever name it is called;
30 grammes of cannabis mixture;
cannabis mixture
“cannabis mixture” means any mixture of vegetable matter containing tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabinol in any quantity;
10 grammes of cannabis resin;
cannabis resin
“cannabis resin” means any substance containing resinous material and in which is found tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabinol in any quantity;
3 grammes of cocaine;
25 grammes of methamphetamine;
113 grammes of ketamine; or
10 grammes of any or any combination of the following:
N, α-dimethyl-3,4-
(methylenedioxy)phenethylamine;
α-methyl-3,4-
(methylenedioxy)phenethylamine;
N-ethyl-α-methyl-3,4-
(methylenedioxy)phenethylamine,whether or not contained in any substance, extract, preparation or mixture, is presumed to have had that drug in possession for the purpose of trafficking unless it is proved that his or her possession of that drug was not for that purpose.