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Cannabis nation : control and consumption in Britain, 1928-2008 / by James H. Mills.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mills, James H., 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cannabis--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Cannabis.
- Cannabis--Government policy--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Cannabis--Law and legislation--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Cannabis--Law and legislation--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Cannabis--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Cannabis--Great Britain--History--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on extensive archival research and interviews with key figures, this text provides a comprehensive history of the consumption and control of cannabis in the UK.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. 'Frost is the only thing which kills it': Lascars, the Drugs Branch, and Doctors, c.1928-c.1945; 3. 'Egypt was taking strong action against the traffic in hashish': 'Loco-weed', the League of Nations, and the British Empire, c.1928-c.1945; 4. 'The prevalence of hashish smoking among the coloured men': Migration, Communism, and Crime, 1945-1962; 5. 'Considered to be without medical justification': Science, Medicine, and Committees, 1945-1961; 6. 'Cannabis was spreading to white people': New Consumers, New Controls, 1962-1971
- 7. 'The British Compromise': Devolved Power and the Domestic Consumer, 1971-19978. 'I have decided to reclassify cannabis, subject to Parliamentary approval': Legislators, Law-Enforcers, Campaigns, and Classification, 1997-2008; 9. Conclusion; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on Dec. 14, 2012).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-91919-2
- 0-19-163210-4
- OCLC:
- 922972100
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