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Drugs and Crime: Heroin
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International Treaties and Other Drugs: Canada’s drug law does not prohibit all possession or use of illicit drugs. The regulations to the CDSA allow the prescribing of some otherwise illicit substances for treatment or therapeutic purposes. One example is the prescribing of methadone to drug users. Another is the prescribing of heroin under restrictive conditions for therapeutic purposes. Other countries have considered the issues of the controlled availability of heroin to drug users within a medical model to deal with the inadequacy of methadone programs. Discussions are currently underway to open the door for heroin trials in three Canadian cities: Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
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The revenue generated by cannabis trafficking is often connected to other crimes and illicit drugs. According to a recent report issued the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the marijuana industry in British Columbia is connected to weapons and explosives trafficking, cocaine smuggling and stock market fraud. The RCMP estimates the marijuana trade generates $7.5 billion (Canadian) annually and contributes to an increase in violence associated with the trade. Criminal organizations in Mexico are involved in the movement of multiple drugs, including marijuana, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Information from multiple law enforcement sources indicates Mexican criminal organizations use the revenue from marijuana trafficking to fund other drug-smuggling ventures.
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Prohibition criminalises all activities involved in the production, supply, and possession of certain drugs, making criminals of a large proportion of the population. An ICM poll (2002) found numbers of regular users of the following drugs: Cannabis 5.1million, Ecstasy 2.4million, Amphetamine 2.1million, Cocaine 2million and Heroin 426,000 (
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