Event Details

As the legalization of cannabis inches closer to becoming a reality in Canada, questions abound. Join us for a panel discussion and Q&A session on the legalization of marijuana in Canada and the complex issues it raises.

Our experts panelists are:

• The Honourable Anne McLellan (BA’71, LLB’74), Chair, Canada’s Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation, Dalhousie University Chancellor, and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• The Honourable Darrell Dexter (BA’79, BEd’83, LLB’87), Vice Chair, Global Public Affairs, and former Premier of Nova Scotia
• Professor Camille Cameron, Dean, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, moderator
• Professor Sylvain Charlebois, Dean, Faculty of Management and Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University
• Professor Eileen Denovan-Wright (BSc’89, PhD’94), Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University
• Professor Archie Kaiser (BA’71, LLB’75), Professor, Schulich School of Law and Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University
• Professor Melanie E.M. Kelly, Departments of Pharmacology and Ophthalmology, Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University

The panelist presentations will be followed by a Q&A period.

Sample panel topics include: cannabis-infused food and recreational marijuana as a food ingredient, how cannabinoids can affect brain function, possible cannabis distribution models, the boundaries between public health and the criminal law after the legalization of marijuana, public health promotion approach to other currently prohibited substances, therapeutical use and access to medical cannabis for issues such as chronic pain management, and key recommendations of Canada’s Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation.

Questions?

Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. This event is free and open to the public.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Lindsay Loomer, Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University at lindsay.loomer@dal.ca or 902.717.5635.