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How effective have drug laws been in reducing availability and use |
not very -the more restrictive the laws, the less effective they seem to be -only more effective when drug use is unpopular anyway |
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when did implementation of drug laws in Canada begin and how |
-turn of the 20th century -Opium Act of 1908 |
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What was the Opium Act of 1908 |
-the first prohibition act in Canada -made it an indictable offence to import, manufacture, posses or sell opium -Chinese CPR workers were big into opium -led to negative perception from Canadians of opium because Chinese were viewed negatively as 'economic threats' |
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What was the motivation for the concern over Opium control |
Money: turned opium smoking into profitable enterprise by 1875 |
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Why was the Narcotic Control Act of 1961 created |
-1950s: views within the medical field began to think of dug addiction as disease-like -concluded drug addiction required elimination of addicts, suppression of narcotic traffic, prevention of increase in addict population |
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Why was Alcohol Prohibition brought about |
-due to the thinking that it was harmful to individuals, families, and communities |
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What was the Canada Temperance Act (1878) |
- allowed municipalities to decide for themselves whether they would ban sale of alcohol (majority supported prohibition---all but Quebec) |
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How did prohibition effect organized crime |
It made it more profitable |
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What was the Le Dain (ian Tomlinson) Commission |
-1969 -discovered way too many people were convicted of drug possession (youth mainly) -despite recommendations, drug policy went unchanged |
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What was Ronald Reagan's stance on drugs and how did it effect Canada |
-declared war on drugs: Anti-Drug Abuse Act ('86) -for Canada, this began a change in dvlpt of gov't policy on drugs as a result of sensationalized media reports |
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What replaced the Narcotic Control Act of 1961, and what did it do for drug laws |
-Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) of 1997 -controlled drugs may be obtained only with prescription -gave schedules for drugs and punishments (p34) |
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What is the difference between a summary conviction and an indictable offense |
summary conviction: a minor offence under the Criminal Code of Canada, punishable under the CDSA, which does not result in a criminal record indictable offence: a more serious offence under the Criminal code of Canada, punishable under the CDSA, which will result in a criminal record |
