SOC293H1 Study Guide - Summer 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Canada, Toronto, Karl Marx
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Sociology of law is not jurisprudence (knowledge of law), normative (standards) or moral order (defining and organizing the proper good) Except as authorized under regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in schedule i, ii (cannabis), iii. Sold hemp products in ontario, appealed that the prohibition of possession of marihuana infringed section 7 of the canadian charter of rights and freedoms, which was dismissed. What would a sociologist be interested in studying about drug laws: who uses drugs. Percentage of the population who used cannabis in past year by age group, 1994 and 2002. More and more people are using drugs even in the higher age groups. 18-24 have the highest drug use in 2002 (peaks at 18-19) 15-19 have the highest drug used in 1994 (peaks at 15-17) Marijuana use in canada 2002 vs 2012. Life time use in fairly similar for both years (41 for 2002 and 43 for 2012)
