Title
Is the End of the War in Sight: An Analysis of Canada’s Decriminalization of Marijuana and the Implications for the United States “War on Drugs”
Abstract
Discussion of marijuana decriminalization efforts by Canadian government and comparison of United States/Canadian drug legislation and healthcare. Public policy justifications are discussed as well as medical marijuana and effects of drug use on the two countries' prison and healthcare systems.
Disciplines
Comparative and Foreign Law | Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Law | Law and Politics | Law and Society | Legislation | Social Welfare Law
Date of this Version
January 2004
Recommended Citation
Kara Godbehere Goodwin, "Is the End of the War in Sight: An Analysis of Canada’s Decriminalization of Marijuana and the Implications for the United States “War on Drugs”" (January 23, 2004). bepress Legal Series. bepress Legal Series.Working Paper 123.
https://law.bepress.com/expresso/eps/123
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