Submission to the Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 158, Number 22: Controlled Substances Regulations request for input General Comment

For instance, due to the cultural significance of the coca leaf and international treaties to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples, the cultivation* of coca has been decriminalized in Bolivia; several States have legalized recreational and or medicinal cannabis*; and there is growing divergence as to the legal status of psychedelics*. [...] States reiterated their “commitment to respecting, protecting and promoting all human rights, fundamental freedoms and the inherent dignity of all individuals and the rule of law in the development and implementation of drug policies.” They resolved to review the Declaration in 2029 and committed to a mid-term review in 2024. [...] Amnesty International called on States to “adopt new models of drug control that put the protection of people’s health and other human rights at the centre, including the decriminalization of the use, possession, cultivation and acquisition of drugs for personal use, and the effective regulation of drugs to provide legal and safe channels for those permitted to access them.” These are a few exampl. [...] The report established the Committee’s mandate as a continuation of the 1996 passing of the CDSA and emphasized that while the CDSA was being developed, the “vast majority of witnesses were highly critical of [it].” The volume and magnitude of these criticisms were such that the Senate Committee “propose[d] energetically the creation of a Joint Committee of the House of Commons and the Senate that. [...] RECOMMENDATIONS: To increase regulatory consistency and better safeguard the public health aims of the CSR, create a separate oversight system such as that which is provided for in the Food and Drug Act adding the following provisions to the CSR: • Add: “For the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Regulation, the Minister may designate individuals or classes of individuals, who.