A Sociology of Crime has an outstanding reputation for its distinctive and systematic
contribution to the criminological literature. Through detailed examples and analysis, it …

Introduction Drug sellers are often represented as morally bereft actors and as being, in part,
responsible for North America's overdose crisis. In Canada and the United States, drug …

Problematic opioid use in Canada is on the rise, and opioid overdose deaths now number in
the thousands each year. While opioids have long been responsible for overdoses among …

The ongoing overdose and drug toxicity crisis in North America has contributed momentum
to the emergence of safer supply prescribing and programs in Canada as a means of …

The Canadian federal government has promised legislation that will decriminalize the
simple possession of cannabis by the summer of 2003. This paper will first review the socio …

This study examines how managers and entrepreneurs in stigmatized industries use
historical narratives to combat stigma. We examine two industries, the private military …

Canada has received praise and international attention for its departure from strict cannabis
prohibition and the introduction of a legal regulatory framework for adult use. In addition to …

Drugs are part of every society, consumed for ritual or religious purposes, for pleasure, to
enhance athletic performance, or as a means to relieve pain. Throughout the twentieth …

This article explores the legalization and marketing of recreational cannabis in Canada,
specifically the province of Nova Scotia, that has extended state monopoly over sales …

Ayahuasca is an entheogenic decoction prepared from two Amazonian plants containing
controlled substances, including dimethyltryptamine. Traditionally drunk ritually (and revered …