Historique
Chapitre
Cannabis use in Canada
(Usage de cannabis au Canada)
in :
Auteur(s) :
GREEN, M. ;
MILLER, R. D.
Année
1975
Page(s) :
p. 497-520
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
La Hague : Mouton publishers
ISBN :
978-90-279-7669-7
Refs biblio. :
40
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
HISTOIRE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
;
CONSOMMATION
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
Résumé :
The history of cannabis in Canada extends back to the early 17th century, but non-medical use can be conclusively documented only to the 1930s and popular use to the mid-1960s. Cannabis was first legally prohibited in 1923; criminal penalties for illegal possession, importation, cultivation and trafficking have increased in severity. Convictions of marihuana and hashish doubled annually from the mid-1960s until 1970, and have continued to rise, although at a less dramatic rate of increase, since 1970. Marihuana and hashish are both routinely available throughout Canada, but the quantity and quality are insufficient to satisfy the demands. Consequently, both marihuana and hashish are smuggled into Canada by sophisticated, criminally-oriented organizations dealing in hundred-pound shipments, and by youthful non-professionals importing small amounts. The non-medical use of cannabis was primarily restricted to college-aged persons of middle-income families in the mid-1960s, but was quickly diffused to older and younger persons of all class levels. Today, Canada's cannabis-using population appears to increasingly mirror the social characteristics of the general population. Although cannabis users typically take other drugs as well, it is not clear to what extent the use of cannabis adds to, or substitutes for, the use of other drugs such as alcohol. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Canada. Canada.
Cote :
L00044