Policy designs for cannabis legalization: Starting with the eight Ps

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 259-261

  Kilmer, Beau ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Drug policy; Economics; Legalization; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

DRUG COST; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG PURITY; POLICY; PROFIT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; CANNABIS SMOKING; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

CANNABIS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 84903469318     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2014.894047     Document Type: Review

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