PS268 Lecture 2: PS268 Lesson 2 October 5, 2017 Drugs and Society and Canadian Drug Laws
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Lesson 2: drugs and society and canadian drug laws. About one century ago governments began imposing laws on the possession, manufacture, sale, and exportation of some psychoactive drugs. Today, in canada, basically every psychoactive drug is regulated or prohibited by the governemnet. In this lesson you will be introduced to toxicity the major reason that drug regulations were deemed necessary, as well as the laws in canada that pertain to psychoactive drugs. We will conclude with a discussion about the relationship between the severity of drug possession penalitites and objectively determined drug harms. Here is a brief transcript from a now-famous speech delivered by former prime minister. Tephe(cid:374) ha(cid:396)pe(cid:396) dis(cid:272)usses his co(cid:374)se(cid:396)(cid:448)ati(cid:448)e go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:859)s (cid:374)e(cid:449) d(cid:396)ug la(cid:449)s a(cid:374)d enfocement (from 2007) which include manadatory minimum prison sentences for serious drug crimes: The major reason that governemtns intervened ind rug use was because of drug toxicity, broadly defined. Toxicity refers to the potential harms associated with the drug.
