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Decriminalization and medicalization of cannabis

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Author	Malcolm, Barris
Copyright Year	2020
Description	Strong cultural, historical, and religious forces have shaped understandings of and attitudes toward cannabis in the Caribbean such that it is simultaneously tolerated, reviled, and revered. This chapter sheds light on the nuanced historical backgrounds, etiology, epidemiology, research, concerns, policies, and interventions related to cannabis that may be helpful to practice in the Caribbean and with its global diasporic populations. The Caribbean experience also informs current and proposed changes to decriminalize cannabis in other parts of the world as sweeping attitudinal and legal changes toward cannabis have added new challenges, including equity and environmental justice. Like the United States, the Caribbean has experienced its cannabis revolution and Jamaica as several states, decriminalized recreational use and established medicinal cannabis applications, with provisions for Rastafari. This chapter is concerned that cannabis reforms do not ignore potentially harmful physical and mental health risks of cannabis use, particularly for adolescents and emerging adults. Book Name: The Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behaviors
Related Links	https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2018-0-95081-2&isbn=9780429203121&format=googlePreviewPdf
Ending Page	512
Page Count	16
Starting Page	497
DOI	10.4324/9780429203121-34
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2020-04-07
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: The Routledge Handbook of Social Work and Addictive Behaviors Substance Abuse Chapter Sheds Potentially Harmful Decriminalized Recreational
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter

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