8.6 Required Chapter Materials
In addition to the videos and reading links embedded into the chapter, students are required to complete the following:
Bollag, J. (August 12, 2023). Drug decriminalization policies work — With properly funded treatment services. Jacobin. https://jacobin.com/2023/08/drug-decriminalization-policies-work-with-properly-funded-treatment-services
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition (CDPC). (October 7, 2020). Discussion guide: Getting to tomorrow – Ending the overdose crisis, beyond COVID-19. https://gettingtotomorrow.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Discussion-Guide-EN.pdf (Read pages 30-32).
Ghosh, S. (February 17, 2021). Changing how police departments respond to overdose calls could save lives. CBC.ca. https://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/opinion-police-response-to-overdose-calls-1.5893257
Jesseman, R. & Payer, D. (June 2018). Decriminalization: Options & evidence. Canadian Centre on Substance Use & Addiction. https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2019-04/CCSA-Decriminalization-Controlled-Substances-Policy-Brief-2018-en.pdf (Read pages 1-10).
Lee, N. (November 2, 2023). When Oregon decriminalised drugs, overdoes went up. Will that happen in the ACT? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/when-oregon-decriminalised-drugs-overdoses-went-up-will-that-happen-in-the-act-216736
Myran, D. (October 14, 2021). 3 years after legalization we have shockingly little information about how it changed cannabis use & health harms. TheConversation.com. https://theconversation.com/3-years-after-legalization-we-have-shockingly-little-information-about-how-it-changed-cannabis-use-and-health-harms-169815
Roberts, C. (November 4, 2020). Oregon legalizes psilocybin mushrooms and decriminalizes all drugs. Forbes.com. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2020/11/04/oregon-legalizes-psilocybin-mushrooms-and-decriminalizes-all-drugs/?sh=5dc118764b51
The Graduate Institute of Geneva. (December 18, 2020). The meaningful participation of ‘stakeholders’ in global policy debates – A policy comment [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUQHLNhcNrY
The Vienna Declaration. (n.d.). http://viennadeclaration.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Vienna-Declaration-Download.pdf
Transform Drug Policy Foundation. (May 2021). Drug decriminalization in Portugal: Setting the record straight. https://transformdrugs.org/assets/files/PDFs/Drug-decriminalisation-in-Portugal-setting-the-record-straight.pdf
