The information in this section will help you prepare for your surgery. Read through this section when your surgery is scheduled and refer to it as your surgery date gets closer. It contains important information about what you need to do before your surgery.
Under federal and state drug laws, the government can charge a person for playing a part in the cultivation or manufacture of a controlled substance. Cultivation includes growing, possessing, or producing naturally occurring elements in order to make illegal controlled substances.
It is an offence to be in possession of any drugs/controlled substance listed in schedules 1, 2, or 3. If in doubt about whether or not a particular substance is illegal, contact a lawyer or look specifically at the schedules in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.