PHIL 120W Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Recreational Drug Use, Permanent Residency In Canada, Paternalism
3 Oct 2016
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Possession or distribution of drugs can result in jail time and criminal record charges. Possession of less than 30 grams = max 6 months jail time. Distribution of less than 3 kilos = max 5 years jail time. Consequences of having a criminal record in canada. Travel: some foreign countries often refuse you entry. Deportation: student visa, work permit or landed immigrant can be deported. Employment and education prospect: many professions undergo criminal record checks. Volunteering: often requires a criminal record check. Decriminalization: usually in context of possession, fines may be imposed for possession while production and sale are criminal offenses. Medicalization: specific exemptions can be given to criminal offences for medical management. Full legalization: no penalties on use and sale of a substance. Legal paternalism: laws interfering with a person against their will can be justified if those laws protect that person from harming his or her self, or benefit that person.
