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Major Studies of Drugs and Drug Policy
Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs
Volume 3 - Public Policy Options

Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs

37th Parliament, 1st Session
(January 29, 2001 - September 16, 2002)

Volume III - Public Policy Options

Table of Contents

VOLUME III

PART IV - PUBLIC POLICY OPTIONS

CHAPTER 19 - THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ENVIRONMENT

A GENEALOGY

The 1909 Shanghai Conference

The 1912 Hague International Opium Convention

The 1925 Geneva Opium Conventions

The 1931 Geneva Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Limitation Convention / 1931 Bangkok Opium Smoking Agreement

The 1936 Geneva Convention for the Suppression of the Illicit Traffic in Dangerous Drugs

The Second World War

The 1946 Lake Success Protocol

The 1948 Paris Protocol

The 1953 New York Opium Protocol

Multilateral Agreements on Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances

THE THREE CURRENT CONVENTIONS

The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

Convention on Psychotropic Substances

Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961

Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

SOME LEEWAY?

CONCLUSIONS

 

 

CHAPTER 20 - PUBLIC POLICIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

FRANCE

Different Forms of Logic

An Integrated Public Policy

Legislative Framework

Key Reports

Statistics on Use and Offences

Costs

THE NETHERLANDS

Dutch Pragmatism?

Essential Experts Reports

Legislation

The Coffee Shop System

Data on Use

UNITED KINGDOM

Ten-Year Strategy to Battle Drugs

Legislative Framework

Other Relevant Legislation in the Field of Drug Misuse

Debate in the UK

Recent Key Reports and Studies

Administration

Costs

Statistics

SWEDEN

National Strategy

Legislative Framework

Debate in Sweden

Recent Reports

Costs

Administration

Statistics

SWITZERLAND

A Harm Reduction Policy

The Legal Framework

A Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis

Administration of Swiss Drug Policy

Statistics on Narcotics Use and Offences under the Narcotics Act

AUSTRALIA

National Drug Strategy

Legislative Framework

Decriminilization in Australia

Administration

Statistics

UNITED STATES

The Federal-State Legislative Framework

Current Legislation and Enforcement

Federal Drug Policy Goals and Objectives

Administration of the Policy

Current Issues and Debates

Statistics

 

CHAPTER 21 - PUBLIC POLICY OPTIONS

INEFFECTIVENESS OF CRIMINAL POLICIES

Impact on Consumption

Impact on Supply

Conclusion

GENERAL ECONOMY OF A PUBLIC POLICY ON CANNABIS

COMPONENTS OF A PUBLIC POLICY

Strong Decision-making Body

Interconnection

A Shared Definition of Shared Objectives

Information Tools

LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS

Clarification of criminology

Criteria for a Legal Policy on Cannabis

 

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

LE DAIN - ALREADY THIRTY YEARS AGO

INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRENT APPROACH

PUBLIC POLICY BASED ON GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Recommendations

A CLEAR AND COHERENT FEDERAL STRATEGY

NATIONAL STRATEGY SUSTAINED BY ADEQUATE RESOURCES AND TOOLS

A PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY

A REGULATORY APPROACH TO CANNABIS

A COMPASSION-BASED APPROACH FOR THERAPEUTIC USE

PROVISIONS FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS

RESEARCH

CANADA'S INTERNATIONAL POSITION

 PROPOSALS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE REGULATION OF CANNABIS FOR THERAPEUTIC AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

 

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