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Building smart cannabis policy from the science up
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Weiss, Susan R. B. Howlett, Katia D. Baler, Ruben D. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: International Journal of Drug Policy Social attitudes and cultural norms around the issue of substance abuse are shifting rapidly around the world, leading to complex and unpredictable consequences. On the positive side, efforts to more intensely disseminate the scientific evidence for the many connections between chronic substance use and the emergence of measurable and discrete brain dysfunctions, has ushered in an evolving climate of acceptance and a new era of improved access to more effective interventions, at least in the United States. On the negative side, there has been a steady erosion in the public perception of the harms associated with the use of popular drugs, especially cannabis. This worrisome trend has sprouted at the convergence of several forces that have combined, more or less fortuitously, to effectively change long-standing policies away from prohibition and toward decriminalization or legalization. These forces include the outsized popularity of the cannabis plant among recreational users, the unflagging campaign by corporate lobbyists and patient advocates to mainstream its medicinal use, and the honest realization in some quarters of the deleterious impact of the drug war and its draconian cannabis laws, in particular, on society’s most vulnerable populations. |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5404989?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404989/pdf |
| Ending Page | 49 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Starting Page | 39 |
| ISSN | 09553959 |
| e-ISSN | 18734758 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.01.007 |
| Journal | International Journal of Drug Policy |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2017-02-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: International Journal of Drug Policy Substance Abuse Cannabis Policy Cannabis Science Medicinal Cannabis Cannabis Effects |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Health Policy |
