About the Author

• Author: James G. Wigmore
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About the Author

James Wigmore worked as a senior forensic toxicologist in one of the

foremost forensic laboratories in North America, The Centre of Foren-

sic Sciences, in Toronto, Ontario, for over twenty–nine years. He is a

designated analyst under section () of the Criminal Code of Canada

and was a member of a national advisory board, the Alcohol Test Com-

mittee (which advises the federal Department of Justice on breath and

blood alcohol testing), from  to . Wigmore has testif‌ied in over

 criminal trials at various levels of court across Canada as well as in

civil (personal injury) and coroner’s cases. He has published over sixty

scientif‌ic articles on the forensic aspects of alcohol and cannabis, and his

publications have been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and the

High Court of South Africa. He taught at the Center of Studies for Law

in Action (the Borkenstein course) at Indiana University in Bloomington,

Indiana from  to . He was the recipient of the most prestigious

award of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, the Prix Derome

Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the f‌ield of foren-

sic science. He was a member of the Health Canada Expert Panel on “Your

Cannabis Questions Answered, Get the Honest Facts” in April , and

he has appeared on numerous TV and Radio shows. Wigmore on Nicotine

is his fourth book.