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History of Drug Legislation
Chinese Immigration Act
- what did it do
- why was it put in place
Chinese Immigration Act 1885
How did Mackenzie king discover the opium industry in BC?
Was investigating the destruction done by the 1907 riots
What was Mackenzie King's focus when in regards to opium?
- what did he view opium as? ... exposed what?
Focused on opium's social and MORAL impact (did not focus on physiological impact)
- viewed opium as a POISON that destroyed the inhibitions of good CHRISTIAN upbringing
- Exposed man's TENDENCY FOR DEPRAVITY
When was the Opium Act passed?
historians view it based on concerns of
_______ & _______ factors NOT based on ______________
Criminalizing opiate usage see as a form of ______ control targeting West Coast Chinese community
1908
historians view it based on concerns of RACIAL & ECONOMIC factors NOT based on HEALTH CONCERN
- why did people support the anti-opium movement
FORM OF SOCIAL CONTROL
- people supported anti-opium movement as it targeted Chinese, didn't target Caucasian users dependant on opium products from Caucasian pharmaceutical industry
What was the decision top criminally prohibit non-medical opiate based on?
not based on?
REDEFINITION of its MORAL IMPACT by a view of a small number of MORAL REFORMERS
- was NOT DUE TO ADDICTIVE PROPERTIES
The Black Candle 1922
Emily Murphy
- what did she claim
- led readers to believe that ...
Claimed:
Rampant drug use in sectors of Canada, linked to crime, moral turpitude and spiritual depravity
Led Readers to Believe:
ASIAN & BLACK were vile and corrupt addicts that spread addiction among innocent white people
What was passed in 1923?
- what did it add to the prohibited substances list
- what was the provision added?
Opium and Narcotic Drug Act
Expanded
What was imposed in 1961?
FDANCA
Food & Drug Act
Narcotics Control Act
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