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000351486 24500 $$aCannabis policy :$$bmoving beyond stalemate /$$cRobin Room ... [et al.] ; convenor, Amanda Fielding.
000351486 250__ $$a1st ed.
000351486 260__ $$aOxford [England] ;$$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2010.
000351486 300__ $$aix, 233 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm.
000351486 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000351486 5058_ $$apt. 1. Cannabis policy : moving beyond stalemate -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The health and psychological effects of Cannabis use : annex : health advice on cannabis -- 3. The Cannabis prohibition regime : patterns of use, markets and policies -- 4. The range of reforms within the system : softening the prohibition -- 5. The impacts of Cannabis policy reforms within the current drug control regime -- 6. Beyond the current drug conventions -- 7. Paths forward from the impasse -- pt. 2. Conclusions and recommendations of the Cannabis commission : annex : research priorities -- pt. 3. Draft framework convention on Cannabis control.
000351486 520__ $$a"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 various forms. It reviews the state of knowledge on the health and psychological effects of cannabis, and its dangerousness relative to other drugs. It considers patterns and trends in use, the size and character of illicit markets, and the administration of current policies, including arrests and diversion to treatment, under the global prohibition regime. It looks at the experience of a number of countries which have tried reforming their regimes and softening prohibition, exploring the kinds of changes or penalties for use for possession: including depenalization, decriminalization, medical control, and different types of legalization. It evaluates such changes and draws on them to assess the effects on levels and patterns of use, on the market, and on adverse consequences of prohibition.  For policymakers willing to look outside the box of the global prohibition regime, the book examines the options and possibilities for a country or group of countries to bring about change in, or opt out of, the global control system.  Throughout, the book examines cannabis within a global frame, and provides in accessible form information which anyone considering reform will need in order to make decisions on cannabis policy (much of which is new or has not been readily available).  This book will  be essential for those involved in policymaking and be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in drugs and drug policy, as well as being an excellent supplementary text for university courses in criminology, policy science, social science, or public health"--Provided by publisher.
000351486 650_0 $$aMarijuana$$xGovernment policy.
000351486 7001_ $$aRoom, Robin.
000351486 85200 $$bgen$$hHV5822.M3$$iC293$$i2010
000351486 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:351486$$pGLOBAL_SET
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