Should we recriminalize cannabis use? The case against

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 793-794

  Hall, Wayne ^a   Room, Robin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRIMINAL LAW; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DRUG USE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 58149269231     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370805301202     Document Type: Review

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