2001
DOI: 10.1017/s0829320100006566
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Charter Rights of Canadian Drug Users: A Constitutional Assessment of the Clay Trial and Ruling

Abstract: RésuméLa prohibition du cannabis au Canada remonte à 75 ans, et les dernières 25 années ont été marquées par un débat houleux sur la pertinence des sanctions pénales qu'entraîne un comportement si courant et si généralement toléré. Le mouvement en faveur de la décriminalisation de la simple possession et de l'usage récréatif de la marijuana prend de l'ampleur depuis quelques années. Pour atténuer les répercussions sociales et personnelles que peut avoir l'application de ces sanctions, les institutions juridiqu… Show more

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“…Canada’s Supreme Court, in principle at least, has consistently in recent years upheld the right of persons to use cannabis to cope with serious medical conditions. However, use for recreation has been deemed ‘too trivial’ to warrant constitutional protection (Hathaway, 2001).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Canada’s Supreme Court, in principle at least, has consistently in recent years upheld the right of persons to use cannabis to cope with serious medical conditions. However, use for recreation has been deemed ‘too trivial’ to warrant constitutional protection (Hathaway, 2001).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By allowing medical users to be prosecuted federally, the U.S. Supreme Court has served notice that federal law holds precedence over state authority. Conversely, although cannabis remains a controlled substance in Canada, in recent years the courts have upheld the right to use for serious medical conditions without fear of criminal sanction (Hathaway, 2001). It was in response to one such ruling (Belle-Isle & Hathaway, 2007) that Health Canada introduced the Marihuana Medical Access Regulations to meet this constitutional requirement.…”
Section: Social Capital Community and Healthmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…By the 1970s, the rising prevalence of use and involvement of young people with the legal system led to the first calls for political reform (Giffen, Boorman, and Endicott ). In 1972, a federal commission of inquiry recommended that cannabis be decriminalized to remove the possibility of prison for possession, with one of five Commissioners recommending it be legalized (Hathaway ; Le Dain ). For nearly half a century, despite subsequent inquiries and court challenges that called for loosening restrictions (cf.…”
Section: The Socio‐legal Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For nearly half a century, despite subsequent inquiries and court challenges that called for loosening restrictions (cf. Hathaway ; House of Commons ; Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs ), the ban on cannabis possession for recreational consumption was rigidly upheld by federal law.…”
Section: The Socio‐legal Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%