Publication: Cannabis law reform in Canada: is the 'saga of promise, hesitation and retreat' coming to an end?
Cannabis law reform in Canada: is the 'saga of promise, hesitation and retreat' coming to an end?
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Fischer, B., Ala-Leppilampi, K., Single, E., & Robins, A. (2003). Cannabis law reform in Canada: is the “saga of promise, hesitation and retreat” coming to an end? Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 45, 265–297. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjccj.45.3.265
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The Canadian Federal government has promised legislation that will decriminalize the simple possession of cannabis by the summer of 2003. This paper will first review the socio-historical context as it pertains to the criminalization of cannabis use in Canada. Specifically, it will discuss the numerous (unsuccessful) legal and political attempts at cannabis-control reform in the past 30 years, called "the saga of promise, hesitation and retreat" by Giffen, Endicott, and Lambert (1991: 571). It will then review some distinct forces in
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- Fischer, B
- Ala-Leppilampi, K
- Single, E
- Robins, A
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Fischer, B., Ala-Leppilampi, K., Single, E., & Robins, A. (2003). Cannabis law reform in Canada: is the “saga of promise, hesitation and retreat” coming to an end? Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 45, 265–297. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjccj.45.3.265
