Small-scale cannabis growers in Denmark and Finland

European Addiction Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 119-128

  Hakkarainen, Pekka ^a   Frank, Vibeke Asmussen ^b   Perälä, Jussi ^a   Dahl, Helle Vibeke ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Domestic cannabis cultivation; Drug markets; Finland; Small scale cannabis growers; Web survey

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BACKGROUND; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANNABIS; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79851511584     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322920     Document Type: Article

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