Cannabis policy : moving beyond stalemate / Robin Room [and four others] ; convenor, Amanda Feilding.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Room, Robin.

Fielding, Amanda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marijuana--Government policy.

Marijuana.

Marijuana abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Beckley Foundation Press : : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 just how to deal with this recreational drug. While there have been many drug policy books on other substances - both legal and illegal, few have focused on this drug. Cannabis Policy: Moving beyond Stalemate is unique in providing the materials needed for deciding on policy about cannabis in its va

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-151219-2

OCLC:

866839784