The Long And Winding Road To Cannabis Legalization

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 872-873

  Van Ours, Jan C ^a,b,c,d  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d CESIFO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse health effects; Cannabis use; Design choice; Illegal supply; Legalization; Price effects

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CANNABIS; COMMERCE; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; STREET DRUGS; TAXES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859343063     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03625.x     Document Type: Note

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