The third way : a plea for a balanced cannabis policy / by Cyrille J. C. F. Frijnaut, Brice de Ruyver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fijnaut, Cyrille, 1946- author.

de Ruyver, Brice, author.

Series:

Nijhoff law specials ; Volume 87.

Nijhoff Law Specials, 0924-4549 ; Volume 87

Standardized Title:

Derde weg. English

Language:

Dutch

English

Subjects (All):

Marijuana--Law and legislation--Europe.

Marijuana.

Marijuana--Law and legislation--Netherlands.

Marijuana--Law and legislation.

Cannabis.

Drug legalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, Massachusetts : Koninklijke Brill, 2015.

Summary:

What is sensible when it comes to developing and implementing a policy with regard to products which in the case of regular use are harmful, but which at the same time exert a strong attraction, even so strong that people (may) become dependent on or addicted to them? This question relates to many illicit drugs, but these days it is, both nationally and internationally, mainly related to the policy regarding the production, distribution and consumption of cannabis. Generally speaking, the legalization of cannabis in Uruguay and in some states of the United States of America, in particular Colorado and Washington State, has given a powerful impetus to the discussion about the cannabis policy. In the Netherlands, that discussion has become increasingly relevant over the past years because of the struggle of coffeeshop owners and political parties. This volume offers the first English-language analysis of the situation in the Netherlands in order to make a contribution to the international debate on this heated topic. Since the 1960s, the Dutch cannabis policy has been an important point of reference in the international discussion about the policy that should be pursued regarding the use of cannabis. However, in international and foreign literature about cannabis policy the developments in the Netherlands are often depicted in an incomplete or one-sided manner, which has a negative impact on the quality of the international debate about what has happened and what should happen now. This volume seeks to redress that imbalance.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

1 General Introduction: A Way Out of the Deadlock / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

2 The United Nations and Cannabis Policy / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

3 Cannabis Policy in the Americas / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

4 Cannabis Policy in the European Union / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

5 The Dutch Cannabis Policy / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

6 General Conclusion: Towards a Third Way / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

Bibliography / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver

Index / Fijnaut Fijnaut and Brice De Ruyver.

Notes:

"Translation by Mark van Dyck."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-29319-1

OCLC:

910964845

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004293199 DOI