Drugs policy: What should we do about cannabis?

Economic Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 61, 2010, Pages 165-211

  Pudney, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG; DRUG USER; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY REFORM; REGULATORY APPROACH; UNITED NATIONS;

CANNABIS;

EID: 73049099652     PISSN: 02664658     EISSN: 14680327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0327.2009.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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