Introduction: cultivation, medication, activism and cannabis policy
| Autor: | Gary Potter, Melissa Bone, Axel Klein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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050502 law
Disappointment biology Mores House of Commons Parliament media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Medicine (miscellaneous) biology.organism_classification Scientific evidence 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Politics 0302 clinical medicine Political science Law medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cannabis medicine.symptom 0505 law Social movement media_common |
| Zdroj: | Drugs and Alcohol Today. 18:73-79 |
| ISSN: | 1745-9265 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/dat-03-2018-0014 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue on Illicit Cannabis Cultivation in a Time of Policy Change. Design/methodology/approach The paper reviews some of the different adaptations made by cannabis growers in countries where cannabis has not been legalised. Findings Cannabis growers are adjusting to different legal settings by focusing on home production. Participation in cultivation is a crime, but can also be activism: an effort to change the law. Medical use of cannabis is a particularly important driver here. Having to break the law to alleviate symptoms and treat illnesses provides both a greater sense of urgency and a level of sympathy not usually granted to illicit drug users. Practical implications Grass-roots advocacy may drive policy change. Originality/value This is an original assessment of current state of knowledge on cannabis cultivation in countries where cannabis cultivation remains restricted. |
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