CRI210H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Drug Policy Reform, United Nations Office On Drugs And Crime, Homicide
20 Jun 2020
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Also medication regulate by imposing testing, quality control, and labeling standard: cdsa prohibit possession, production, transfer, and import or export of drugs. Criminal law began using prohibition in early 20st century, turned into controlled drugs and. Prohibition against drugs, includes possession, sale, sharing, distribution, delivery, production, and import and export. 2011 police reported drug offences in canada highest rate in 30 years. 2012 declined slightly but still 3rd highest rate in 30 years. 25. 9% crime rate decreased while 39. 5% drug offences increased. 6 month for carrying cannabis to life for trafficking. Parliament want to limit discretion for shorter sentences by mandatory minimums in 2012. 2012 over 16% federal inmates for serious drug offences or conspiracy to commit serious drug offences . Not including all the other ones for drug related crime. Many decisions in canada and other countries to use criminal law to deal with certain drugs. From prejudice, propaganda, political ideology, or historical accident.
