Individual dollar expenditure and earnings from cannabis in the New Zealand population

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Wilkins, Chris ^a   Sweetsur, Paul ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cannabis dealing; Cannabis earnings; Cannabis expenditure; National household drug survey; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG TRAFFIC; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; INCOME; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANNABIS; COMMERCE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 34250010858     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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