Dope busts in the west: Minor cannabis offences in the Western Australian criminal justice system

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 335-341

  Lenton, Simon ^a   Ferrante, Anna ^b   Loh, Nini ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis use; Criminal justice; Drug policy; Law enforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030367569     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239600186101     Document Type: Article

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