An economic analysis of different cannabis decriminalization scenarios

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 27, Issue , 2015, Pages 309-314

  Ogrodnik, Marysia ^a   Kopp, Pierre ^a   Bongaerts, Xavier ^b   Tecco, Juan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Universitaire et Psychiatrique de Mons Borinage (CHUP MB)   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Policy; Social cost

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; STREET DRUG;

CANNABIS USE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; DECRIMINALIZATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKET; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TAX; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; POLICY; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

CANNABIS; COMMERCE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; EUROPE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PUBLIC POLICY; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 84952783447     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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