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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Print version: (DLC) 2019048744 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Tom Decorte; Simon Lenton; Chris Wilkins |
ISBN: | 9780429427794 0429427794 0429765045 9780429765056 0429765053 9780429765032 0429765037 9780429765049 |
OCLC Number: | 1141860582 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxxv, 447 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map |
Contents: | Introduction : the coming cannabis revolution / Tom Decorte, Simon Lenton and Chris Wilkins -- Part I. The new legal cannabis markets. The uneven repeal of cannabis prohibition in the United States / Bryce Pardo -- Practical lessons learned from the first years of the regulated recreational cannabis market in Colorado / Todd Subritzky, Simon Lenton and Simone Pettigrew -- Recreational marijuana legalization in Washington State : benefits and harms / Clayton Mosher and Scott Akins -- A century of cannabis control in Canada : a brief overview of history, context and policy frameworks from prohibition to legalization / Benedikt Fischer, Cayley Russell and Neil Boyd -- Uruguay : the first country to legalize cannabis / Rosario Queirolo -- Part II. General models of reform. Cannabis decriminalization policies across the globe / Niamh Eastwood -- "More than just counting the plants" : different home cannabis cultivation policies, cannabis supply contexts and approaches to their evaluation / Vendula Belackova, Katinka van de Ven and Michaela Roubalova (Stefunkova) -- City-level policies of regulating recreational cannabis in Europe : from pilot projects to "local customization"? / Tom Blickman and Catherine Sandwell -- Part III. Lessons from alcohol, tobacco and legal highs. Lessons learned from the alcohol regulation perspective / Tim Stockwell, Norman Giesbrecht, Adam Sherk, Gerald Thomas, Kate Vallance and Ashley Wettlaufer -- Lessons from tobacco regulation for cannabis product regulation / Coral Gartner and Wayne Hall -- How not to legalize cannabis : lessons from New Zealand's experiment with regulating "legal highs" / Marta Rychert and Chris Wilkins -- Part IV. Earlier innovations in cannabis law reform. Coffeeshops in the Netherlands : regulating the front door and the back door / Dirk J. Korf -- Cannabis social clubs in Spain : recent legal developments / Xabier Arana and Òscar Parés -- Swiss cannabis policies / Simon Anderfuhren-Biget, Frank Zobel, Cédric Heeb and Jean-Félix Savary -- The Australian experience and opportunities for cannabis law reform / Caitlin Elizabeth Hughes -- Cannabis policy reform : Jamaica's experience / Vicki J. Hanson -- Part V. New cannabis legalization proposals. The risks of cannabis industry funding of community and drug treatment services : insights from gambling / Chris Wilkins and Marta Rychert -- Insights for the design of Cannabis Social Club regulation / Tom Decorte and Mafalda Pardal -- Conclusion / Chris Wilkins, Simon Lenton and Tom Decorte. |
Series Title: | Routledge studies in crime and society. |
Responsibility: | Tom Decorte, Simon Lenton, Chris Wilkins. |
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"As more countries look to follow evidence-based policies on drug law reform, this book is a welcome addition to the literature on this subject. The "war on drugs" has been a failure. Policy-makers need to know what the alternatives to futile attempts to prohibit drugs are. This book draws on the work of international experts to explore such options." -Rt Hon Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy."This is a comprehensive account of the diverse forms that cannabis legalization has taken in recent years, with a separate chapter telling the story and considering the lessons for each case, ranging from Uruguay to Spain to Canada, with US states, Jamaica, the Netherlands and other places in between. Other chapters consider lessons for cannabis control from regulation of alcohol and of tobacco, and from New Zealand's attempts to regulate "legal highs". It's a "must read" for anyone interested in drug policy: its histories are memorable, its interpretations thought-provoking. It's worthwhile reading too for anyone interested in market regulation, in public health policy, or in law reform." - Prof. Robin Room, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University."Professors Decorte, Lenton, and Wilkins have assembled a global all-star team of drug policy researchers for this excellent book. It's a must read for those seeking new insights about the past, present, and future of cannabis legalization." - Dr. Beau Kilmer, coauthor of Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know and director of the RAND Drug Policy Research CenterCHOICE, October 2021 Vol. 59 No. 2:"From 1964 through 1989 the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs predicted that non-medical use of cannabis ingredients would be eliminated throughout the world. This prediction never materialized. Instead, the marijuana market in the US alone was estimated at $2.3 billion in 2019 and was expected to reach $4.5 billion in 2020. The UN reported that approximately 250 million people use marijuana globally, making it the most widely used illicit drug in the world. This volume is thus a must-read to understand the legalization trends in other nations, what the nature of future cannabis legalization will be, and how regulation of other drugs such as tobacco and alcohol can inform the necessary regulation of marijuana markets. This book should appeal to public health enthusiasts with an interest in learning about the experiences, lessons, and scenarios of countries around the world that struggle to create public policy to address the rapidly growing international marijuana markets, which have been flourishing recently with the rise in medicinal marijuana use and the growth of recreational marijuana use. This reviewer strongly recommends this volume for anyone interested in understanding the growth of international drug markets." - P. J. Venturelli, Emeritus, Valparaiso UniversitySumming Up: Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals. Read more...

