Assessing the harms of cannabis cultivation in Belgium

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 277-289

  Paoli, Letizia ^a   Decorte, Tom ^b   Kersten, Loes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Cannabis; Cultivation; Harms

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BELGIUM; CANNABIS CULTIVATION; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DRUG TRAFFIC; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HARVESTING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LAW ENFORCEMENT; OFFENDER; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES CULTIVATION; VIOLENCE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPLICATION; DRUG CONTROL; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MANAGEMENT; MARIJUANA ABUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

BELGIUM; CANNABIS; COMMERCE; CRIMINALS; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG TRAFFICKING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84922568293     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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