Line Beauchesne, a Doctor of Political Science, specializes in philosophy of law and state. She is a professor at the criminology department of the University of Ottawa. She has authored many dissertations, articles and books on drug policy, among which La légalisation du cannabis au Canada, entre commercialisation et prohibition 2.0 (2020), Les drogues : enjeux actuels et réflexions nouvelles sur leur régulation (2018) and Les drogues : légalisation et promotion de la santé (2006). A founding member of the Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy (CFDP), she also takes part in several international research groups on drugs, among which the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP).
