Drug classification: Science, politics, both or neither?

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1146-1149

  Kalant, Harold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cannabis policy; Harm reduction; Legislative role; Objective data versus subjective judgements; Purposes of classification; Salvia divinorum; Societal values

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CLERODANE DERIVATIVE; SALVINORIN A; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CONTROL; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANNABIS; CHILD; DITERPENES, CLERODANE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; POLITICS; SCIENCE; SOCIAL VALUES; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 77953309138     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02830.x     Document Type: Article

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