A 'demand side' estimate of the dollar value of the cannabis black market in New Zealand

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 145-151

  Wilkins, Chris ^a   Bhatta, Krishna ^a   Casswell, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cannabis black market; Demand side estimate; Dollar value; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 0036623370     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230220139046     Document Type: Article

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