The High North: Cannabis in Canada

by Andrew D. Hathaway (Editor), Clayton James Smith McCann (Editor), Ryan Stoa (Foreword by)

Overview

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 governments, the Canadian legal system, and the general public? 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.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780774866712
Publisher:	University of British Columbia Press
Publication date:	08/30/2022
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Andrew D. Hathaway teaches in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph. He is the author of Drugs and Society.


Clayton James Smith McCann is a PhD candidate at McMaster University in Canada. 

Table of Contents

Foreword Ryan Stoa ix

Introduction: Can Someone Tell Me What Just Happened? Andrew D. Hathaway Clayton James Smith McCann 3

Part 1 Cannabis in Context: Historical, Political, and Economic Factors

1 From Prohibition to Legalization: Cannabis Use and the Law Catherine Carstairs 29

2 Cannabis-Policy Integration and Alignment: Missed Opportunities and Obstacles to Collaborative Governance Jared J. Wesley 52

3 Displacing the Illicit Cannabis Market: Challenges and Trade-Offs Jason Childs George Hartner 73

4 Medical Cannabis Dispensaries: A Conduit for Change? Jenna Valleriani 97

Part 2 Cannabis and Public Health: A Multidisciplinary View

5 Cannabis Legalization: Déjà Vu All over Again? Michael Devillaer 113

6 Cannabis Substitution: The Canadian Experience Michelle St. Pierre Sarah Daniels Zach Walsh 146

7 Cannabis and Mental Health: A Sociological Perspective Andrew D. Hathaway 164

8 Help Wanted: The Plight of Workers and Consumers under Canada's Legal Cannabis Production Regime Clayton James Smith McCann 188

Part 3 Cannabis Subjectivities: An Array of Voices

9 Women in Corporate Cannabis Work 213

From a Good:House to Good: Farm Jeannette Vandermarel 213

Building Consumer Trust in a Nascent Industry Karina Labnakoski 219

Cannabis Jobs in Canada Alison McMahon 223

10 Last Stop before Hopeless Kelly Insley 231

11 Dusting Off the Path - Tsi Nionkwarihotens Kanenhariyo Seth Lefort Clayton James Smith McCann 242

12 Slow Cannabis Kelly Coulter 266

13 Illicit Cannabis Market Folklore 272

Guilty Republic Clayton James Smith McCann 274

For the Discriminating Traveller "Sal" 280

14 Cannabis Activism in Canada: Reflections on a Movement in Transition Jodie Emery 286

Postscript: "Craft" Cannabis and a New Kind of Canadian Farm Andrew D. Hathaway Clayton James Smith McCann 312

List of Contributors 326

Index 329