 | Jailed for Possession: Illegal Drug Use, Regulation, and Power in Canada, 1920-1961 Subjects: Drug abuse -- Government Policy -- Canada -- History -- 20th century; Drugs of abuse -- Law and legislation -- Canada -- Criminal provisions -- Social aspects; Drug abuse -- Treatment -- Canada -- History -- 20th century; Jailed for Possession is the first social history of drug use in Canada and provides a careful examination of drug users and their regulators including doctors, social workers, and police officers. Carstairs Catherine : Catherine Carstairs is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Guelph. |
