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Ep 3 Drug Laws

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Karen and Alex welcome special guest Brittany Stockley (advocate for mental health and addiction treatment, who has been in active recovery/sobriety for 9+ years) to discuss how the laws surrounding drugs and controlled substances have evolved over time, and how those laws affect Canadians. You can find her on her socials @heartwoodandhomestudio Send your suggestions for future episode topics to: bitranscanadahighway@gmail.com Cases Discussed: Rob Ford’s drug use while in Office: Ontario, 2014| Thomas Hartle’s Denial to Continue Psilocin Trial by Health Canada: Saskatchewan, 2021| Summerside Meth Lab: PEI, 2016 | Toronto Drug Cop Charged with Drug Crimes: Ontario, 2024 | Project Lowkey: Alberta, 2024 | Charged Laid for Noncontrolled Substance Possession: Alberta, 2022 We finish the episode with Brittany telling us about her own journey through addiction, sobriety and her experiences with the legal system. Sources: Controlled Drugs and Substances Act https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-38.8/page-9.html The National Drug Schedules (NDS) https://www.napra.ca/national-drug-schedules/what-are-the-national-drug-schedules/ Understanding Schedule 1 Drugs in Canada https://karapancevlaw.ca/understanding-schedule-1-drugs-in-canada-a-comprehensive-guide/ Controlled substances and precursor chemicals https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/health-concerns/controlled-substances-precursor-chemicals.html About PPSC https://www.ppsc-sppc.gc.ca/eng/bas/index.html?wbdisable=true#:~:text=The%20PPSC%20is%20responsible%20for,in%20Quebec%20and%20New%20Brunswick US DEA https://www.dea.gov/ Cannabis Legalization and Regulation https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/cj-jp/cannabis/ Stats Canada https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231016/dq231016c-eng.htm CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cannabis-5-year-1.6989993Cannabis in Canada Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_CanadaLegal History if Cannabis in Canada Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_history_of_cannabis_in_CanadaFentanyl smuggling is not a major crisis at Canada-US border, despite Trump's claims https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/02/11/fentanyl-smuggling-is-not-a-major-crisis-at-canada-us-border-despite-trump-s-claims_6738032_4.html#:~:text=Canada-,Fentanyl%20smuggling%20is%20not%20a%20major%20crisis%20at%20Canada%2DUS,major%20source%20of%20the%20drugHow fentanyl has poisoned relations between the US and Canada https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/negative-side-effects-how-fentanyl-has-poisoned-relations-between-the-us-and-canada/ The opioid crisis in Canada: a national perspective https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6034966/ Opioids in Canada https://www.cihi.ca/en/opioids-in-canada Creation of Dashboard Tracking Province’s Overdose Deaths https://vocm.com/2025/03/31/officials-working-on-creation-of-dashboard-tracking-provinces-overdose-deaths/ Drugs found hidden in baby's diaper as meth lab uncovered in Summerside https://www.saltwire.com/prince-edward-island/updated-drugs-found-hidden-in-babys-diaper-as-meth-lab-uncovered-in-summerside-56979 Footage of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford smoking crack released https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/11/rob-ford-crack-video-release Rob Ford: I've used nearly all drugs, says Toronto mayor https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28138521 Addiction Success Stories w/guest, Brittany Stockley https://www.facebook.com/hardknoxtalkspodcast/videos/addiction-success-stories-wguest-brittany-stockley/5105231862908717/ Legal Weed Pardons https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/pot-pardons-still-low-484-1.6230666#:~:text=It's%20been%20more%20than%20two,been%20granted%20one%20so%20far. 3 years after weed legalization, Ontario man still can't enter U.S. due to 20-year-old pot charge https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/weed-legalization-ontario-pardons-1.6212435 The Canadian drugs and substances strategy: The Government of Canada’s approach to substance use related harms and the overdose crisis https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/publications/healthy-living/canadian-drugs-substances-strategy-approach-related-harms-overdose-crisis.htmlHarm Reduction https://drugpolicy.ca/our-work/issues/harm-reduction/#:~:text=Harm%20Reduction%20is%20a%20philosophical,dated%20laws%2C%20systems%20and%20institutions. Toronto drug squad cop facing 7 charges after arrest in Peel https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-drug-cop-arrest-peel-cocaine-meth-impaired-driving-1.7254034 9 arrested, more than $700K in drugs seized after interprovincial trafficking investigation: Winnipeg police https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-police-project-lowkey-drug-trafficking-investigation-1.7481399 R. v. Tim https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/19299/index.do Highly ...

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