The privileged normalization of marijuana use - an analysis of Canadian newspaper reporting, 1997-2007

Critical Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 47-61

  Haines Saah, Rebecca J ^a   Johnson, Joy L ^a   Repta, Robin ^a   Ostry, Aleck ^b   Young, Mary Lynn ^a   Shoveller, Jeannie ^a   Sawatzky, Richard ^c   Greaves, Lorraine ^d   Ratner, Pamela A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

drugs; media; public policy

Indexed keywords

NEW DRUG; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC REHABILITATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANADA; CANNABIS USE; CRIME; DATA BASE; DOW JONES FACTIVA DATABASE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; GENDER BIAS; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SWIMMING;

EID: 84892510294     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2013.771812     Document Type: Article

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