CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights: Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative

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Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative

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Jackman, Martha. "CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights: Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative". First, Do Less Harm: Harm Reduction as a Principle of Law and Policy, edited by Vanessa Gruben, Chelsea Cox, Stephanie Arlt, Line Beauchesne, Richard Elliott, Marewa Glover, Amelia Howard, Martha Jackman, Sam Halabi, Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Stephanie Lake, Emily McBain Ashfield, Ryan Pusiak, Joao Velloso and Margot Young, Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2025, pp. 19-66. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780776641959-005

Jackman, M. (2025). CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights: Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative. In V. Gruben, C. Cox, S. Arlt, L. Beauchesne, R. Elliott, M. Glover, A. Howard, M. Jackman, S. Halabi, S. Chu, S. Lake, E. McBain Ashfield, R. Pusiak, J. Velloso & M. Young (Ed.), First, Do Less Harm: Harm Reduction as a Principle of Law and Policy (pp. 19-66). Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780776641959-005

Jackman, M. 2025. CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights: Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative. In: Gruben, V., Cox, C., Arlt, S., Beauchesne, L., Elliott, R., Glover, M., Howard, A., Jackman, M., Halabi, S., Chu, S., Lake, S., McBain Ashfield, E., Pusiak, R., Velloso, J. and Young, M. ed. First, Do Less Harm: Harm Reduction as a Principle of Law and Policy. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, pp. 19-66. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780776641959-005

Jackman, Martha. "CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights: Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative" In First, Do Less Harm: Harm Reduction as a Principle of Law and Policy edited by Vanessa Gruben, Chelsea Cox, Stephanie Arlt, Line Beauchesne, Richard Elliott, Marewa Glover, Amelia Howard, Martha Jackman, Sam Halabi, Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Stephanie Lake, Emily McBain Ashfield, Ryan Pusiak, Joao Velloso and Margot Young, 19-66. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780776641959-005

Jackman M. CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights: Decriminalizing Drug Possession as a Constitutional Imperative. In: Gruben V, Cox C, Arlt S, Beauchesne L, Elliott R, Glover M, Howard A, Jackman M, Halabi S, Chu S, Lake S, McBain Ashfield E, Pusiak R, Velloso J, Young M (ed.) First, Do Less Harm: Harm Reduction as a Principle of Law and Policy. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press; 2025. p.19-66. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780776641959-005

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Frontmatter i
Table of Contents vii
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
Introduction xiii
CHAPTER 1 Decriminalizing Simple Possession of all Drugs 1
CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights 19
CHAPTER 3 Long Overdue and Still Deficient 67
CHAPTER 4 Ontario’s Consumption and Treatment Services Model 87
CHAPTER 5 Governance of Recreational Cannabis Users in Canada 109
CHAPTER 6 Criminality and Inequity under Canada’s Legalization of Cannabis 135
CHAPTER 7 This Is Your Country on Cannabis 175
CHAPTER 8 Preventing Perverse Effects of Public Health Policy Is also Harm Reduction 205
CHAPTER 9 Regulating Harm Reduction Claims Under the Canadian Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and the US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act 227
CHAPTER 10 From First Puffs to Policy 249
Health and Society 259

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Table of Contents vii
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
Introduction xiii
CHAPTER 1 Decriminalizing Simple Possession of all Drugs 1
CHAPTER 2 Protecting Health, Respecting Rights 19
CHAPTER 3 Long Overdue and Still Deficient 67
CHAPTER 4 Ontario’s Consumption and Treatment Services Model 87
CHAPTER 5 Governance of Recreational Cannabis Users in Canada 109
CHAPTER 6 Criminality and Inequity under Canada’s Legalization of Cannabis 135
CHAPTER 7 This Is Your Country on Cannabis 175
CHAPTER 8 Preventing Perverse Effects of Public Health Policy Is also Harm Reduction 205
CHAPTER 9 Regulating Harm Reduction Claims Under the Canadian Tobacco and Vaping Products Act and the US Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act 227
CHAPTER 10 From First Puffs to Policy 249
Health and Society 259

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