Community attitudes towards cannabis law and the proposed Cannabis Infringement Notice scheme in Western Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-309

  Fetherston, James ^a   Lenton, Simon ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Civil penalties; Decriminalization; Drug law reform; Legal aspects; Marijuana; Prohibition; Public attitudes; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844510488     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230500263897     Document Type: Review

References (27)

1. Australian Labor Party WA Branch. Drugs and crime breaking the cycle. Perth: ALP WA Branch, 2001. Available at: http://www.wa.alp.org.au/policy/ camp2001/drugs.pdf.
2. Gallop G. Media statement by the Premier of Western Australia, The Hon. Geoff Gallop, MLA. Putting the people first - State Government announces its response to the community drug summit, 27 November, 2001.
3. Prior J, Swensen G, Migro J, et al Implementation of a scheme of prohibition with civil penalties for the personal use of cannabis and other matters - report of the Working Party on Drug Law Reform to the Minister for Health. Perth: Drug and Alcohol Office, Health Department of WA, 2002. Available at: http://www.wa.gov.au/drugwestaus/core.html. Accessed 11 December 2002.
4. Lenton S. Pot, politics and the press - reflections on cannabis law reform in Western Australia. Drug Alcohol Rev 2004;23:223-33.
5. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey - first results. Canberra: AIHW, 2002.
6. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: State and Territory supplement, AIHW cat. no. PHE37. Drug Statistics Series no. 10. Canberra: AIHW, 2002.
7. Sarat A. Studying American legal culture: an assessment of survey evidence. Law Soc Rev 1977; 11:427-88.
8. Silberman M. Toward a theory of criminal deterrence. Am Sociol Rev 1976;41:442- 61.
9. Tyler T. Why people obey the law. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.
10. Paternoster R, Piquero A. Reconceptualizing deterrence: an empirical test of personal and vicarious experiences. J Res Crime Delin 1995;32:251-86.
11. Tittle CR. Sanction fear and the maintenance of social order. Social Forces 1977;55:579-96.
12. Fitzsimmons G, Cooper - Stanbury M. 1998 National drug Strategy Household Survey - state and territory results. Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2000.
13. Lenton S, Ovenden C. Community attitudes to cannabis use in Western Australia. J Drug Issues 1996; 16:783-804.
14. Single EW. The impact of marijuana decriminalisation: an update. J Pub Health Pol 1989:456-66.
15. Bowman J, Sanson-Fisher R. Public perceptions of cannabis legislation. National Drug Strategy Monograph Series no. 28. Canberra: Australian Government Printing Service, 1994.
16. Heale P, Hawks D, Lenton S. Public awareness, knowledge and attitudes regarding the GEN system in South Australia. Perth: National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse, Curtin University of Technology, 1999.
17. Pastore AL, Maguire K. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online, 2000. Available at: http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/. Accessed 12 November 2001.
18. Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd. Majority of Australians believe marijuana should remain illegal, Finding no. 3139. Released to all media on 20 October 1998.
19. Roy Morgan Research Centre Pty Ltd. Majority want marijuana to stay illegal. Published in The Canberra Times, 27 January, p. 9, 2002.
20. Makkai T, McAllister I. Marijuana in Australia: patterns and attitudes. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service, 1997.
21. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2004 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results. AIHW cat. no. PHE 57. Drug Statistics Series no. 13. AIHW, Canberra: AIHW, 2005.
22. Advisory Committee on Illicit Drugs. Cannabis and the law in Queensland. A discussion paper prepared for the Queensland Criminal Justice Commission. Brisbane: Goprint, 1993.
23. Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services. Data from the 1995 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, unpublished data.
24. Lenton S. Illicit drug use, harm reduction and the community: attitudes to cannabis law and needle and syringe provision in WA. Perth: National Centre for Research into the Prevention of Drug Abuse, Curtin University of Technology, 1994.
25. Heale P, Hawks D, Lenton S. Public awareness, knowledge and attitudes regarding the CEN System in South Australia. Drug Alcohol Rev 2000; 19:271-80.
26. Australian Bureau of Statistics. The census guide: a comprehensive reference to the 2001 census, Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001.
27. Drug and Alcohol Office. 2001 National Drug Strategy Household Survey: first results for Western Australia, 2002, unpublished data.