Monday, November 20, 2023

Tuesday, November 21. 2023

Today's schedule is CDAB

C/D Blocks Social and Environmental Sciences - First block we are in the class with a notebook cart and then we are in the Library/Learning Commons...Why? We need you to finish the Interactive on Palm Oil handout (courtesy of Geographypods) that we gave you yesterday. 

For more on palm oil check out:

To help with companies that use palm oil:



Hopefully we can have a conversation with you based on a few of the tasks we asked, such as:

Task 9 – Can Palm Oil be sustainable. Listen to the embedded PodCasts on the site and make notes on whether the experts think that Palm Oil production can be sustainable

Task 17 – Carry out a short investigation into a company that uses Palm Oil irresponsibly. What is being done about it?

Using Palm Oil as an example, How do we protect peoples livelihoods and the environment (not a zero-sum game or either/or prospect)?

To help consider the following:

A Block Legal Studies - Today we'll look at the Controlled Drug and Substances Act in Canada. We'll examine the legal definition of a "drug" (with the LeDain Commission explanation) and discuss what depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens are. Drugs can be categorized by the way in which they affect our bodies The Drug Wheel classifies drugs as part of seven general categories: Stimulants, Depressants, Cannabinoids, Psychedelics, Opioids, Dissociatives and Empathogens. 



Depressants slow down the messages between the brain and the body — they don’t necessarily make you feel depressed. The slower messages affect your concentration and coordination and your ability to respond to what’s happening around you. Small doses of depressants can make you feel relaxed, calm and less inhibited. Larger doses can cause sleepiness, vomiting and nausea, unconsciousness and even death.

Stimulants speed up the messages between the brain and the body. This can cause your heart to beat faster, your blood pressure to go up, your body temperature to go up – leading to heat exhaustion or even heat stroke, a reduced appetite, agitation and sleeplessness. You can feel more awake, alert, confident or energetic. Larger doses can cause anxiety, panic, seizures, stomach cramps and paranoia.

Hallucinogens (Dissociatives & Psychedelics) change your sense of reality – you can have hallucinations. Your senses are distorted and the way you see, hear, taste, smell or feel things is different. For example, you may see or hear things that are not really there, or you may have unusual thoughts or feelings. Small doses can cause a feeling of floating, numbness, confusion, disorientation, or dizziness. Larger doses may cause hallucinations, memory loss, distress, anxiety, increased heart rate, paranoia, panic and aggression.


A drug may be legal to consume, illegal to consume, or legal to consume only for specific people in specific circumstances. Examples of drugs that are usually or always legal to consume include alcohol (depressant), caffeine, and nicotine (both stimulants). Examples of drugs that are usually or always illegal to consume include cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine. These latter drugs are listed in the Controlled Drug and Substances Act.

We'll examine schedules I - VIII in the act that prohibit and restrict substances (Opium Poppy, Coca, Amphetamines, Barbiturates, Anabolic Steroids, and a host of others that I can not spell or pronounce). You'll have four questions to complete:

  1. What is the legal definition of a drug?
  2. What are the elements of a charge for possession?
  3. Describe two situations in which someone may be charged with possession while not physically possessing the drug.
  4. What is "Intent to Possess"? Is intent necessary for a charge of possession?

NOTE: British Columbia was granted an exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) by federal government in November 2022 which will run until 2026. Under the exemption, up to 2.5 grams of the following four drug types can be legally possessed:
  • Cocaine (crack and powder).
  • Methamphetamine.
  • MDMA.
  • Opioids (including heroin, fentanyl and morphine).
CBC What you need to know about the decriminalization of possessing illicit drugs in B.C.

The current government of Canada passed legislation to make cannabis legalization a reality in Canada on October 17, 2018. The revocation of Schedule II in the Controlled Drug and Substances Act [Repealed, 2018, c. 16, s. 204] includes:
  1. A minimum age of 18 to buy marijuana, though provinces and territories will have the option of setting a higher age limit.
  2. Allowing Canadians to grow four marijuana plants per household.
  3. Licensing of producers, as well as ensuring the safety and security of the marijuana supply, will be a federal concern.
  4. Provinces and territories will set the price for marijuana and decide how it is distributed and sold.
British Columbia’s minimum age to possess, purchase and consume cannabis is 19 years old, consistent with B.C.’s minimum age for alcohol and tobacco and with the age of majority in B.C. British Columbians of legal age can purchase non-medical cannabis through privately run retail stores or government-operated retail stores and online sales. In urban areas, licensed retailers will not be able to sell cannabis in the same stores as liquor or tobacco. Adults aged 19 and above, will be allowed to possess up to 30 grams of non-medical cannabis in a public place, which aligns with the federal government's proposed possession limit for adults. B.C. will generally allow adults to use non-medical cannabis in public spaces where tobacco smoking and vaping are permitted (except for areas frequented by children, including community beaches, parks and playgrounds).

From the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition Critical Terminology Guide

B Block Human Geography - Tomorrow we start our language portion of the culture unit. Today you have the opportunity to do a few things:
  1. Finish your Introduction to culture key question booklet (KQs Where Are Folk and Popular Leisure Activities Distributed? Where are Folk and Popular Material Culture Distributed? Why Is Access to Folk and Popular Culture Unequal? Why Do Folk and Popular Culture Face Sustainability Challenges?) -OR-
  2. Work on your SimCity Buildit (or other city building game) city plan
To help your question on placelessness with check out Places: Relationships and connections and





George Ritzer in "The McDonalization of Society" argued that homogeneity, predictability, efficiency and calculability are the core elements of the McDonaldization processes (the convergence of global culture - homogeneity). These elements endow McDonald's with a reliability and familiarity that both enforces the iconic status of the brand and appeals to customers throughout the world. It is these qualities that have contributed to the firm's success as a global force in addition to its association with Western or American culture. According to Ritzer, the homogenizing tendencies of globalization eliminate cultural distinctiveness, which he describes as a loss of meaningfulness or “nothing.” This would be an example of placelessness or homogenized cultural landscapes.

Drew, C. (August 15, 2023). 10 Examples of McDonaldization of Society. Helpful Professor.

There were 165 Starbucks stores in 1992, and 3,501 in 2000, and as of the most recent count, there were 31,795 around the world, if you include the ones in grocery stores and airports. You can get Starbucks in the air. You can get Starbucks at sea. It is not only transnational but trans-elemental.

It's ubiquitous, it's everywhere. So, What does Starbucks Mean Anymore?

So, if you're up for it....here's Chapter 10 of his book, "The Starbuckization of Society?"



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