http://blog.gokeith.ca/2009/03/getting-to-the-heart-of-the-matter-combating-gang-violence/ The Blog of Dr. Keith Martin, Liberal MP for Esquimalt - Juan de Fuca Tue, 11 May 2010 19:57:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://blog.gokeith.ca/2009/03/getting-to-the-heart-of-the-matter-combating-gang-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-70 mbryan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:33:19 +0000 http://blog.gokeith.ca/?p=496#comment-70 Though the basic premise (i.e., that all drug abuse should be viewed as a health -- not criminal -- issue) is laudable, it's way too general to be of any use as a guide to reforming Canada's drug control policy. How would you translate such a general principle into practice when it comes to the specific prohibitions (illegel production, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, importing, possession, double doctoring, etc.) found in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act? Though the basic premise (i.e., that all drug abuse should be viewed as a health — not criminal — issue) is laudable, it’s way too general to be of any use as a guide to reforming Canada’s drug control policy. How would you translate such a general principle into practice when it comes to the specific prohibitions (illegel production, trafficking, possession for the purpose of trafficking, importing, possession, double doctoring, etc.) found in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act?

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