Not This Time : : Canadians, Public Policy, and the Marijuana Question, 1961-1975 / / Marcel Martel.
Drugs are part of every society, consumed for ritual or religious purposes, for pleasure, to enhance athletic performance, or as a means to relieve pain. Throughout the twentieth century, however, an arbitrary and shifting distinction was made between legal drugs that were prescribed and administere...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2016] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. 'A Growing Problem': Reporting and Measuring the Use of Illegal Drugs
- 2. 'We Can't Afford to Take a Neutral Position': Interest Groups and Marijuana Use
- 3. The Scientific Experts and Provincial Governments: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Prince Edward Island
- 4. Debating Marijuana Use: The Le Dain Commission, 1969-1973
- 5. A Small Step beyond the Status Quo: The Federal Government and Recreational Drug Use
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index