Professor Bill Bogart comments on changes to drug laws
Professor Bill Bogart did CBC Syndicate interviews last week across the country on Bill C 22 addressing changes to drug laws.
Bill Bogart
— Published on Feb 23rd, 2021
Professor Bill Bogart pens op-ed in Policing Insight
Professor Bill Bogart's article "What If We Legalized Heroin?" has been published on the Policing Insight website.
With the debate around the legalization of heroin back in the headlines, Professor Bill Bogart sets out the case for legalization and strict regulation of all currently illegal narcotics, with decriminalization as the first step towards resolving the failed war on drugs.
— Published on Feb 22nd, 2021
Professor Bill Bogart writes piece about the legalization and regulation of non-medical drug use
Professor Bill Bogart has had published a piece this week in Policy Options. In the article, he urges that we go beyond decriminalization and move to legalize and regulate all non-medical use of drugs, particularly to confront the opioid crisis.
— Published on Jan 26th, 2021
Professor Bill Bogart comments on 'COVID crackdown'
Professor Bill Bogart has participated in media interviews following his article in The Conversation Canada: “Covid19 Crackdowns: Fines Are Fine But Bring on the Norm Entrepreneurs.”
Listen to the full interview on the 980 CKNW, Vancouver website.
— Published on Nov 16th, 2020
Professor Bill Bogart pens op-ed about 'COVID crackdown'
Professor Bill Bogart has published an article in HealthyDebate about the COVID crackdown and the need for more norm entrepreneurs.
— Published on Oct 5th, 2020
Professor Bill Bogart pens op-ed about drug prosecutions
This week Bill Bogart published an article in Policing Insight on the Canadian Chiefs of Police recommendation to decriminalize personal use of all drugs and the Directive from the Public Prosecution Service of Canada regarding drug prosecution.
— Published on Aug 24th, 2020
Professor Bill Bogart authors article about Canada’s legalization of cannabis
In a Conversation Canada article published over the weekend, Professor Bill Bogart comments on Canada's legalization of cannabis stating that Canada still has more to do to ensure cannabis legalization is successful.
— Published on Jul 22nd, 2020
Professor Bill Bogart comments on police chiefs' call to decriminalize possession of illicit drugs for personal use
In response to the opioid epidemic, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police is calling on federal lawmakers to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illegal drugs for personal consumption.
— Published on Jul 14th, 2020
Professor Bill Bogart pens op-ed in The Hill Times
Windsor Law Professor Bill Bogart's latest op-ed, "Attention Progressives: The Deficit Hawks Are Circling" appeared in The Hill Times this week. The opinion piece considers a way forward in a post-pandemic climate.
— Published on May 28th, 2020
Professor Bill Bogart publishes article about COVID-19 and the dilemmas of compliance
Professor Bill Bogart has published an article in HealthyDebate about the COVID-19 pandemic and the dilemmas of compliance.
"We cannot police our way out of this pandemic," says Professor Bogart. "But the mix of widely accepted norms with sanctions as a rare backup is the way to go for maximum compliance."
— Published on Apr 30th, 2020