Cannabis policy moving beyond stalemate

Cannabis, marijuana, pot, ganja - it goes by many names -- is by far the most widely used illegal substance, and accounts for more arrests than any other drug. Barely a week goes by without this drug appearing in the newpapers, and politicians have famously tied themselve in knots, trying to decide...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Room, Robin (-), Fielding, Amanda
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Beckley Foundation Press 2010.
Edition:First edition
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798190706719
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Part I: Cannabis Policy: Moving beyond Stalemate; 1 Introduction; 2 The health and psychological effects of cannabis use; Annex: Health advice on cannabis; 3 The cannabis prohibition regime: Patterns of use, markets, and policies; 4 The range of reforms within the system: Softening the prohibition; 5 The impacts of cannabis policy reforms within the current drug control regime; 6 Beyond the current drug conventions; 7 Paths forward from the impasse; Part II: Conclusions and recommendations of the Cannabis Commission; Annex: Research priorities
  • Part III: Draft Framework Convention on Cannabis ControlReferences; About the authors and The Beckley Foundation; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W