The high North : Cannabis in Canada

Hathaway, Andrew D., (editor.). McCann, Clayton James Smith, (editor.).

Summary: A collection of essays on marijuana legalization in Canada. In 2018, Canada became only the second country in the world to legalize cannabis. Once shunned, cannabis users are now eagerly courted as customers. What has cannabis legalization meant for the general public, governments, and the Canadian legal system? The contributors, cannabis scholars and “practitioners,” as well as activists and advocates, examine public policy on cannabis, analyze consumer perceptions, and recount the history of the legalization movement. From the first appearance of cannabis in Canada and the advent of current-day dispensaries to the mental health implications of legal weed and the plight of workers in the cannabis economy, The High North offers a comprehensive critique of the many aspects of legalization.

Record details

ISBN: 9780774866705
Physical Description: x, 343 pages ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Vancouver, BC : UBC Press, 2022.
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-325) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword / Ryan Stoa -- Introduction: can someone tell me what just happened? -- From prohibition to legalization : cannabis use and the law / Catherine Carstairs -- Cannabis-policy integration and alignment : missed opportunities and obstacles to collaborative governance / Jared J. Wesley -- Displacing the illicit cannabis market : challenges and trade-offs / Jason Childs and George Hartner -- Medical cannabis dispensaries : a conduit for change? / Jenna Valleriani -- Cannabis legalization : deja vu all over again? / Michael Devillaer -- Cannabis substitution : the Canadian experience / Michelle St. Pierre, Sarah Daniels, and Zach Walsh -- Cannabis and mental health : a sociological perspective / Andrew D. Hathaway -- Help wanted : the plight of workers and consumers under Canada's legal cannabis production regime / Clayton James Smith McCann -- Women in corporate cannabis work -- Last stop before hopeless / Kelly Insley -- Dusting off the path: Tsi Nionkwarihotens / Kanenhariyo Seth Lefort with clayton James Smith McCann -- Slow cannabis / Kelly Coulter -- Illicit cannabis market folklore -- Cannabis activism in Canada : reflections on a movement in transition / Jodie Emery -- Postscript: "Craft" cannabis and a new kind of Canadia farm / Andrew D. Hathaway and Clayton James Smith McCann.