Cannabis-related experiences and rate of cultivation: Would they change under a policy of decriminalization?

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-58

  Maddox, Sarah ^a   Williams, Sandy ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032398698     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687639809035770     Document Type: Article

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