Growers and Facilitators: Probing the Role of Entrepreneurs in the Development of the Cannabis Cultivation Industry

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-37

  Bouchard, Martin ^a   Dion, Claude B ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 84971615671     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2009.10593440     Document Type: Article

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