Cannabis normalization and stigma: Contemporary practices of moral regulation

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 451-469

  Hathaway, Andrew D ^a   Comeau, Natalie C ^b   Erickson, Patricia G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; cannabis; moral regulation; normalization; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054864034     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895811415345     Document Type: Article

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