Not This Time : Canadians, Public Policy, and the Marijuana Question, 1961-1975 /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2016]
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Colección: | Heritage
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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