The drug paradox

When did drug laws federal drug laws come into exsitnce

The turn of the 20th century

What’s canada’s aproch to drug prevention

persistant paradox

Canada’s view on drugs

drugs and drug users are not a significant social problem until they are socially created to be problematic”

History Psychactive substances in Canada

psychoactive substances were commonly consumed for various religious, recreational, and medicinal purposes (Dyck & Bradford, 2012; Green, 1979). There were no federal laws regulating the manufacture and distribution of psychoactive substances, so citizens were free from any legal penalties associated with possession, manufacturing, importing, and distribution.

Why did canada’s drug laws change

Confederation and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway, several aspects of Canadian society began to change. including drug laws

Defionion of temperance

Restraining from drinking alchol

Why was there no law in canada for alcohol the the “Prohibition era”

Lack of full consensus amongst the provinces, in particular Quebec’s unwillingness to support a nationwide prohibition of alcohol, despite a plebiscite where the majority, outside Quebec, did vote in favour of alcohol prohibition”

What was the alcohol prohibition over in Canada

1927

Who was the first and last provence to start and take away the prohibtion

PEI - start 1901, and ended 1948

which provnce didn’t support the prohibtion

Quebec

How would people get aclohol during the prohibaiton

Prescription or drinks under 2.5%

What was the first federal drug legisation

The opium act of 1908

What did the opuim act prevent people from doing

import, manufacture, possess, or sell opium for purposes other than medicinal use.

4 factors that led to the succuss of passing the opium act

1. moral reformist movements that existed in Canada

2. intense racial hostility towards Asian immigrants (Opuim is apart of asian culture)

3. international anti-opium movement.

4. the widespread lobbying for anti-opium legislation

what did the Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act do

prohibited the use of medicinal cocaine, limited the amount of alcohol that could be contained in medicinal preparations, and required pharmaceutical companies to label ingredients if heroin, morphine, or opium was used.”

What were the 3 reasons for introducing the opium and drug act in 1911

1. the Shanghai Commission, which was the first international attempt to make collaborative recommendations concerning opium imports and exports.

2. the panic in Montreal caused by cocaine use, which was believed to be spreading through all segments of society

3. the need to grant special powers to the police to ensure that the Act could be enforced effectively

What were the changes of the opium act of 1908 and 1911

extending the list of offences to include possession for the purpose of using; introducing greater police power to search and seize; making it an offence to be in a dwelling or building containing narcotics1; and introducing the reverse onus clause, where individuals had to prove that they were not involved with or intending to use the drugs if they had been accused.”

What did the “single Convention” help canada with

it was necessary for Canada to ensure that our domestic laws were consistent with international agreements.

What changed with the introduction of the Narcoitcs act of 1961

removal of a minimum six-month jail term for possession. The maximum seven-year sentence for possession still remained, and the minimum and maximum penalties for importing remained unchanged, with the minimum penalty being seven years and the maximum being a life sentence”

Why did Canadan declare a war on drugs

there was little support from the opposition parties to uphold Mulroney’s claim. Canadian opposition parties had no interest or concern in psychoactive drugs as a major party policy platform. based on the false belief that communities were being ravaged by drugs, though evidence on use suggested otherwise.

When did Canada legalize weed for medical use

April 1st 2014

What were the 5 themitc areas for legalizing weed in Canada

(1) minimizing harms of use;
(2) establishing a safe and responsible supply chain;
(3) enforcing public safety and protection;
(4) medical access; and
(5) implementation.”