"There's what's on paper and then there's what happens, out on the sidewalk": Cannabis users knowledge and opinions of canadian drug laws

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-116

  Brochu, Serge ^a,b,c,d,e   Duff, Cameron ^f   Asbridge, Mark ^g   Erickson, Patricia Gail ^h,i  

^a International Forum of Public Universities (IFPU)   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Recherche et interventions sur les substances psychoactives Québec   (Canada)

^d International Criminology Society   (Canada)

^e International Association of French Speaking Criminologists (IAFSC)   (France)

^f MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 79958110775     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204261104100105     Document Type: Article

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