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Cannabis Control Policy

 Cannabis Control Policy: A Discussion Paper

 Health Protection Branch

Department of National Health and Welfare

January 1979

References and Selected Bibliography

Bailey, P., October, 1978; "Police Processing of a Cannabis Offender"; Study prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa.

Bonnie, R., 1977; "Decriminalizing the Marijuana User: A Drafter’s Guide"; Journal of Law Reform, Vol. II, No. 3, pp. 3-48; originally prepared for U.S. National Governors’ Conference, Washington, D.C.; March, 1977.

Brun, K., Pan, L., and Rexed, I., 1975; The Gentlemen’s Club: International Control of Drugs and Alcohol; University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Bryan, M. and Crawshaw, P., 1978; "Core Knowledge in the Drug Field: no. 3, Law and Social Policy"; Supply & Services Canada (Cat. No. H45-6/1978-3), Ottawa.

Bryan, M., Jarvis, K., and Brooks, B., 1978; "The Quantities of Marijuana, Hashish and Hash Oil Involved in Convictions for Cannabis Offences in Canada, 1975"; Study prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

California Legislative Senate Select Committee on Control of Marijuana, 1974; Marijuana: Beyond Misunderstanding (Final Report), Sacramento.

California State Office of Narcotics and Drug Abuse, 1977; "A First Report of the Impact of California’s New Marijuana Law (SB - 95)"; Sacramento.

Canada, 1972; Commission of Inquiry Into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs (Le Dain Commission); Cannabis; Queen’s Printer, Ottawa.

Canada, 1973; Le Dain Commission; Final Report; Queen’s Printer, Ottawa.

Canada, June 1977; National Task Force on the Administration of Justice; "Justice Services in Canada"; Report prepared for the Department of Justice, Ottawa.

Canada, June, 1978; Crime and Traffic Enforcement Statistics (1976); Justice Division, Statistics Canada, Catalogue 85-205; Ottawa.

Canadian Institute of Public Opinion, January, 1978; "Cannabis Users in Canada"; Gallup Omnibus Study conducted for Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa.

Citizen, The Ottawa; May 14, 1977:7; "Gallup Poll: Reduce Penalties for Pot Possession."

Clarke, S., et al., 1978; "Contacts with a Canadian ‘Street Level’ Drug Crisis Centre, 1972-1976"; Non-Medical Use of Drugs Directorate Study ERD-78-150; Ottawa.

Data Laboratories Research Consultants (Montreal) for Weekend Magazine, December 10, 1977; "The Weekend Poll."

Drug Abuse Council (U.S.), February 16, 1978; "Marijuana Survey - State of Oregon"; News Release, Washington, D.C.

Edwards, G., 1974; "Cannabis and the Criteria for Legislation of a Currently Prohibited Recreational Drug: Groundwork for a Debate"; Acta Psychiatrica Scandanavia, Supplementum 25, p. 8; Munglesgnaard, Copenhagen.

Erickson, P., July 17, 1978; "Benefits of a Prohibitionist Policy"; Report prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

Globe & Mail, The Toronto; March 14, 1978:9; "Ottawa Retreats from Its Intention to Abolish Long-Running Search Warrants."

Globe & Mail, The Toronto; April 7, 1978:1; "Ottawa Plans New Limits, Controls on Use of Open Search Warrants."

Globe & Mail, The Toronto; June 30, 1978; "Principal Demoted Over Marijuana Puff Returns to Classroom."

Goode, E., 1975; Sociological Aspects of Marijuana Use"; Contemporary Drug Problems, Vol 4, pp. 397-445.

Hartman, D., May 15, 1978; A Report for the Program Evaluation and Data System Section, Corrections Branch, Attorney-General’s Office of British Columbia. (Personal Communication)

Hepworth, D., November 1978; "Sources and Distribution of Cannabis"; Report prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

Hogarth, J. and Robertson, H., September 1, 1978 (rev.); "Policy Alternatives for the Regulation of Cannabis"; Background Paper prepared for the Provincial Attorneys-General Conference, June 1978, Toronto.

Hollander, M. and Macurdy, A., November 1978; "Alcohol and Drug Use Among Vancouver Secondary School Students: 1970, 1974, 1978"; Report prepared for the British Columbia Alcohol and Drug Commission, Victoria.

Hollister, L., November 1978; "Health Aspects of Cannabis"; Report prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

Journal, The; August 1, 1972:1; "Pharmacologists Favour Legalization of Pot"; (Addiction Research Foundation), Vol. 1., No. 8; Toronto.

Journal, The; November 1, 1978:1; "Canadians Easing Up on Pot Laws," (Addiction Research Foundation), Vol. 7, No. 11.

Killorn, L.H., 1976; "Chemical Use Among High School Students on Prince Edward Island"; Report prepared under the auspices of Health and Welfare Canada; Alcohol and Drug Problems Institute, Charlottetown.

Kimball, R.E., 1976; "On the Imposition of Imprisonment on Default in Payment of a Fine"; Criminal Law Quarterly, Vol. 19, 1976-77, pp. 29-33.

Kohn, P., August 16, 1978; "Patterns of Cannabis Use"; Study prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

Labelle, R.J., July 14, 1978; Personal Communication from the Director, Management Data Services, Ministry of Correctional Services, Ontario.

Lande, A., 1973; "The International Drug Control System"; in Technical Papers of the Second Report of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse; Appendix Vol. 3, "The Legal System and Drug Control"; U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Leon, J., 1977; "Drug Offences and Discharges in Canada: A Need for Reform"; University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review, Spring 1977, Vol. 35, p. 38.

Leon, J., October, 1978; "Post-Sentencing Problems: Some Consequences of a Finding of Guilt in Criminal Cases"; Report prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

Lowes, P.D., 1966; The Genesis of International Narcotic Control; Librairie Droz, Geneva.

Maine, January, 1979; "An Evaluation of the Decriminalization of Marijuana in Maine – 1978"; Bulletin of State of Maine, Department of Human Services, Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention, Augusta.

McKee, J., October, 1978; "The Prosecution of Cannabis Cases"; Report prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

Menard, S., 1977; "Marijuana: Un Avocat en Appel"; L’Actualité, December, 1977 issue, p. 76.

National (Newsletter of the Canadian Bar Association), Sept.-Oct.1978; "Resolutions adopted at the 60th Annual Convention of the Canadian Bar Association, Halifax, N.S." (Resolution No. 6)

Noll, A., 1977; "Drug Abuse and Penal Provisions of the International Drug Treaties"; Bulletin on Narcotics, Vol. 29, Oct.-Dec. 1977, pp. 41-57.

Packer, H.L., 1968; The Limits of the Criminal Sanction; Stanford University Press, Stanford.

Patterson, P., June 21, 1978; Personal Communication from the Director, Correction & Psychiatric Services, The Ombudsman of Ontario.

Pinos, T., 1978; "Possession for the Purpose: The Problem of the Two-Part Drug Trial"; Criminal Law Quarterly, Vol. 20, pp. 185-237.

Province, The Vancouver; December 1, 1977; "Teacher’s Conviction, Or Whatever, Debated."

Province, The Vancouver; January 6, 1978; "Teacher Gets Job Back In Pot Case."

Renborg, B.A., 1947; International Drug Control: A Study of International Administration By and Through the League of Nations; Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.

Smart, R. and Blair, N., 1978; "Changes in Alcohol and Drug Use in Ontario (1976, 1977)"; Addiction Research Foundation Substudy 958, Toronto.

Solomon, R., et al., 1972-73; Background Studies 16-21; Le Dain Commission, Final Report, Appendix R "Law and Law Enforcement," Section F, p. 1144, Ottawa.

United Nations, 1973; Commentary on the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; UN Documents, New York.

United Nations, 1976; Commentary on the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, 1972; UN Documents, New York.

United Nations, 1976; Commentary on the 1972 Protocol Amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961; UN Documents, New York.

United States, March, 1972; Marijuana: Signal of Misunderstanding; First Report of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse (the Schafer Commission); U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

United States, March, 1973; Drug Use in America: Problem In Perspective; Final Report of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse (the Schafer Commission); U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Warren, R.A., December 1978; "Cannabis and Driving: A Review of the Research Evidence"; Report prepared for the Health Protection Branch, Ottawa.

Wilkins, J.L., 1976; "Absolute and Conditional Discharges"; in Criminal Law Quarterly, Vol. 19, 1976-77, pp. 454-470.

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