To begin with, analyzing the socio-historical context of the use of marijuana in Canada will allow a better understanding of the severity of the punishment for marijuana related crime, meaning that we will be looking at the history of the criminal law involving cannabis and how the laws have change over time. Analyzing the history of the laws containing marijuana will present how the value and views within a society can influence a creation of new laws and policy. Cannabis has always been ban and prohibited, but unlike in 2016 where the laws involving marijuana is quite forgiving, in the past, the punishment for possessing marijuana was much more severe. The possession and use of cannabis was deemed to be criminal in the eyes of the law. The …show more content…
Due process model is inclination to the criminal justice where the protection of citizen’s right is utmost importance, while the crime control model is the inclination which the protection of the community and the arrest of a criminal is most important. Both criminal justice models can be applied to the events within this article. Due process is seen within this article when Marcus Richardson received a fair court trial to prove his innocence within the eyes of the law. A strong presumption of innocence is a key belief within the due process model, these court trial protects the rights of citizens by ensuring equal justice to all citizens, regardless of their status or criminal suspicions. Richardson rights were protected by the Charter of Rights and Freedom, which is also part of the due process model. The Charter allows Richardson to have a lawyer while he was being arrested and allowed him to have a fair trial. He was innocent until proven guilty. The due process models also can also aid Richardson and other Canadians who request a pardon from their cannabis related convictions because it ensure them equality and fairness within the law, and it would be wrong for them to be convicted of a crime due to a drug that would no longer be The crime control model on the other hand has a different approach concerning criminals. Crime control has a strong presumption of guilt, and the belief the protection of victim’s right should take precedent over the rights of a criminal defendant. This model gives “criminal justice agencies, such as the police and prosecutors, the unfettered power to apprehend and prosecute offender (Griffith 2).” This power the police have is shown when Richardson was stopped on the Lions Gate Bridge at a road block and searched his car without any prior warning and found the large amount of weed and a brief case containing
One difference between crime control model (the assembly- line justice) and due process model (obstacle-course justice) is that crime control emulates traditional conservative values, and due process demonstrates traditional liberal values. In crime control criminal behavior is the most important function of criminal justice, and due process main goal in criminal justice is as least as much to protect the innocent as it is to convict the guilty. In other words it would rather let someone go that is guilty, than to convict and charge someone of a crime that is innocent. Crime control main focus is on the competence of the criminal justice process. Supporters of the crime control like to see cases move through and close as quickly as possible.
In the essay “Marijuana Should Not be Legalized in Canada”, the author’s controlling idea is that marijuana should not legalized in Canada because of health, tax, and societal impacts. To begin with, the author tells us “if store-bought marijuana becomes overtaxed, people will fall back on the already established underground market”. This example discusses how black market will continue existing because of the overtaxed of the marijuana. Moreover, “street marijuana has other drugs mixed into it” so that more people prefer and that will also increase the establish of underground market. Secondly, the author states “marijuana constrain 33 chemicals that are known to cause cancer”. This reinforces the idea that marijuana cause health problems.
This paper contributes to the debate on legalization of cannabis in Canada, which appears to be one of the most important issues to discuss, but the research focuses on the outcomes of implementing the bill that would legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. This article examines the economic consequences of legalizing cannabis by focusing on regulation and restriction of assess using statistics along with scholarly articles. Our most important contribution is that cannabis could become legal by July 1, 2018, so it is possible that Canadian economy will benefit from this. This study advances our understanding of legalization of marijuana, which is likely to better protect young people from marijuana by providing increased control over
Cannabis originated from Central Asia generations ago, with references to Cannabis dating back to medical and religious Chinese and Indian texts. Cannabis was also used in the West as hemp fibre, for industrial purposes, before it was used for medical use by W.B. O’Shaughnessy. Through this essay, I will be evaluating cannabis as a recreational drug, which has occurred since the 1840’s seen in hashish clubs and bars, and will be analysing the advantages and disadvantages of the legalisation and criminalisation of
"In summary, there is ample effective breadth in those accoutrement of the all-embracing biologic conventions which astrict Canada to accomplish assertive forms of cannabis-related conduct amiss offences. It is submitted that these obligations chronicle alone to behaviours associated with adulterous trafficking, and that even if Canada should accept to abide criminalizing consumption-oriented conduct, it is not adapted to captive or abuse bodies who accept committed these
Views on cannabis legalization range into 3 categories including support, opposition and both support and opposition. As recreational cannabis is legalized there are both support and opposition pertaining to each subject matter. Firstly, a dispute on a predominant matter that exists is based on the severe changes in law. Canada presents a shift from illegality to legality of recreational cannabis through “proposed new laws and changes to laws that could yield serious consequences” (Krishnan, 2017). While this is the case, harsh sentences can deter crime, control the public and reduce criminalization. On the other hand, a small mistake of violation of the law without prudency may result in severe punishment costing “up to 14 years in jail for an indictable offence or $15,000 fine and/ or 18 months in prison for summary offence.” (Krishnan,
Weed, ganja, pot-all names for the illegal drug marijuana. In Canada possession of cannabis otherwise known as marijuana is a criminal offence punishable by law, and can come with some serious consequences. Although Illegal the harmful effects of cannabis has on the human body are few compared to its legal counter parts such as tobacco and alcohol. In Canada marijuana has been an outlawed substance as a result of the Narcotics Drug Act Amendment Bill of 1923 which declares it illegal to possess. Now in the twenty first century people are starting to realise that marijuana is not as terrible as previously thought, in addition it provides many health benefits. There are numerous reasons why cannabis should be legal in Canada and throughout the world. Despite its few negative health factors marijuana should be legalized in Canada, because of the health benefits of marijuana has, the relatively lesser "negatives" of cannabis compared to controlled substances such as alcohol and tobacco, the effect marijuana has had on the states that have legalized its recreational use, and finally the economic benefit Canada would receive with legalization.
2. Justin Trudeau advocated for the legalization of marijuana with emphasize on the principles of the policy. The first being the ambition to protect younger children as they already had easy access to getting illegal marijuana. The second, being the prevention of organized crime and the profiting from the sale of the illegal drug. This causes Canadians a heavy price of enforcement with law and many have gotten criminal records as a
The likely long-term consequences of current policies in relation to cannabis, bearing in mind its widespread use, is that there is going to be an extension of the current trend of relaxing policies on cannabis usage. When one examines the official policy towards cannabis over the last several decades, one sees decades of resistance to changing those laws, despite substantial evidence that societal attitudes towards the use of some of those drugs had changed significantly during that time period. There was reluctant by members of both the Conservative and Labour parties to suggest or embrace changes to drug policy, probably because of a belief that advocating these changes would leave them vulnerable to charges that they were too soft on crime, and make it difficult for them to get into office or retain their positions. Therefore, for many years it appeared that drug policy would continue to fail to reflect the reality of drug use in the country and the changing attitudes towards that drug use.
Marijuana use has become one of the most controversial topics in society today. There are a number of positive reasons why people feel the drug is good, but with the pros always comes cons. With this in mind, a number of laws have been created restricting the use of marijuana in the community. Although it is illegal, people still continue to abuse the drug and resort to its history to showcase that its use was once a normal part of life. Marijuana, also known as cannabis, has been used for recreational, medicinal, and religious purposes for thousands of years. Its first known uses are traced all the way back to 2900 B.C. and it is still one of the most commonly used drugs today. The use of marijuana is engrained in our past, and probably will
Source: Hajizadeh, M. (2016). Legalizing and regulating marijuana in canada: review of potential economic, social, and health impacts. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 453-356 doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.63
In the United States, almost all employees, especially in the government sectors, are entitled to the due process right. This right ensures that the employer cannot take away any employee's property interest, freedom or suspend them without giving them a fair hearing process or notice (Find law, 2015, p 1). Moreover, due process applies when the employee has a property interest in the work. So, it is not possible to fire him or her without following the due process policy. An employee enjoys the due property right when an implied or written contract suggests that the staff have a property interest. Meaning, if the company had adopted the due process policy in the past, then all the employees are entitled to the same fair hearing before being
The Cannabis debate is a recurring theme that finds itself under the spotlight in British politics and public discussion. The reasons for the current legal status of Cannabis are largely misinformed. Politicians often assume that their predecessors had good reasons for arriving at their assessment of Cannabis, and are therefore reluctant to change the existing status. Yet Cannabis prohibition emerged from debates and legislation directed at Opium. The view subscribed by David Musto that Cannabis was introduced during a period of drug intolerance allows for a more integral understanding of how Cannabis found its way into prohibition.
As we can see, due process has changed our justice system from hastily-prosecution to time consuming investigation of all the facts. We should stop pre-judging the accused person until all of the facts are made known unto us. Due process has given all accused citizens an equal opportunity to tell their story, and the right to question the evidence that was brought against them. Even though due process has guaranteed the accused person his or her right to be heard
Currently drug abuse is the issue that has plagued almost all the societies in the world. This problem poses serious threat to the life of people both in developed and underdeveloped countries. There are different kinds of drugs such as heroin, cocaine, cannabis, hallucinogens, ecstasy, and methamphetamine and so on (McGeorge & Aitken, 1997). Young and age-old people largely use many of these drugs. People usually consider these drugs as a relief from their worries, but these drugs lead them towards addition and psychotic disorders that eventually destroy their health. Legislative authorities in almost every part of the world have been trying to save their generations from the abuse, but the use of these drugs never ended. However, these legislations help to minimize the numbers of drug users where their implementation is done properly (Hall et al., 2004). The aim of this research paper is to provide knowledge about the Cannabis Legalization in Australia and the people’s approach who favor or oppose this legalization. Cannabis drug use, impacts, cannabis legalization in Australia and its advantages and disadvantages will also