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Book SynopsisThe High North is a groundbreaking collection of essays that shakes up widely accepted narratives about 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 general public, governments, and the Canadian legal system? The contributors, cannabis scholars and practitioners, 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. To quote the Grateful Dead: What a Long Strange Trip It's Been.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Can Someone Tell Me What Just Happened? / Andrew D. Hathaway and Clayton James Smith McCann
Part 1: Cannabis in Context: Historical, Political, and Economic Factors
1 From Prohibition to Legalization: Cannabis Use and the Law / Catherine Carstairs
2 Cannabis-Policy Integration and Alignment: Missed Opportunities and Obstacles to Collaborative Governance / Jared J. Wesley
3 Displacing the Illicit Cannabis Market: Challenges and Trade-offs / Jason Childs and George Hartner
4 Medical Cannabis Dispensaries: A Conduit for Change? / Jenna Valleriani
Part 2: Cannabis and Public Health: A Multidisciplinary View
5 Cannabis Legalization: Déjà Vu All over Again? / Michael DeVillaer
6 Cannabis Substitution: The Canadian Experience / Michelle St. Pierre, Sarah Daniels, and Zach Walsh
7 Cannabis and Mental Health: A Sociological Perspective / Andrew D. Hathaway
8 Help Wanted: The Plight of Workers and Consumers under Canada’s Legal Cannabis Production Regime / Clayton James Smith McCann
Part 3: Cannabis Subjectivities: An Array of Voices
9 Women in Corporate Cannabis Work
From a Good House to Good Farm / An interview with Jeannette VanderMarel
Building Consumer Trust in a Nascent Industry / Karina Lahnakoski
Cannabis Jobs in Canada / Alison McMahon
10 Last Stop Before Hopeless / Kelly Insley
11 Dusting Off the Path – Tsi Nionkwarihotens / Kanenhariyo Seth LeFort
12 Slow Cannabis / Kelly Coulter
13 Illicit Cannabis Market Folklore
Guilty Republic / Clayton James Smith McCann
For the Discriminating Traveller / “Sal”
14 Cannabis Activism in Canada: Reflections on a Movement in Transition / Jodie Emery
Postscript: “Craft” Cannabis and a New Kind of Canadian Farm / Andrew D. Hathaway and Clayton James Smith McCann
List of Contributors; Index
