Drug globalization: Eventual legalization of beer in Iceland and marihuana decriminalization in the USA

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-134

  Gunnlaugsson, Helgi ^a   Galliher, John F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent substance use; Alcohol consumption; Carrying capacity; Globalization; Prohibition of beer; Prohibition of cannabis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649385614     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: 16512340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043858.2010.523553     Document Type: Article

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