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Review from other book by this author: "This book is a joy to read. Throughout the text is clear and jargon-lite ... Overall, an essential addition to the library of any public health department or addiction service. Clinicians wanting a starting point for examining the evidence for various interventions will find it very useful, and we can but hope that policy maker take note." --Health Matters
"The chapters effectively summarise and synthesise the current state of knowledge, and provide a tremendous resource for those interested in alcohol-related problems and their prevention... This book, prepared with support from WHO, builds directly on two similar volumes from previous decades. It will obviously be a central reference used by those specifically working on alcohol, but also makes key contributions to understanding and designing effective prevention policies and programmes for the full range of contemporary health problems." --The Lancet
"The chapters effectively summarise and synthesise the current state of knowledge, and provide a tremendous resource for those interested in alcohol-related problems and their prevention... This book, prepared with support from WHO, builds directly on two similar volumes from previous decades. It will obviously be a central reference used by those specifically working on alcohol, but also makes key contributions to understanding and designing effective prevention policies and programmes for the full range of contemporary health problems." --The Lancet
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Cannabis, marijuana, pot, ganja - it goes by many names - is by far the most widely used illegal substance, and accounts for more arrests than any other drug. Barely a week goes by without this drug appearing in the newpapers, and politicians have famously tied themselve in knots, trying to decide just how to deal with this recreational drug. While there have been many drug policy books on other substances - both legal and illegal, few have focused on this drug. Cannabis Policy: Moving beyond Stalemate is unique in providing the materials needed for deciding on policy about cannabis in its various forms. It reviews the state of knowledge on the health and psychological effects of cannabis, and its dangerousness relative to other drugs. It considers patterns and trends in use, the size and character of illicit markets, and the administration of current policies, including arrests and diversion to treatment, under the global prohibition regime. It looks at the experience of a number of countries which have tried reforming their regimes and softening prohibition, exploring the kinds of changes or penalties for use for possession: including depenalization, decriminalization, medical control, and different types of legalization. It evaluates such changes and draws on them to assess the effects on levels and patterns of use, on the market, and on adverse consequences of prohibition. For policymakers willing to look outside the box of the global prohibition regime, the book examines the options and possibilities for a country or group of countries to bring about change in, or opt out of, the global control system. Throughout, the book examines cannabis within a global frame, and provides in accessible form information which anyone considering reform will need in order to make decisions on cannabis policy (much of which is new or has not been readily available). This book will be essential for those involved in policymaking and be of interest to a wide range of readers interested in drugs and drug policy, as well as being an excellent supplementary text for university courses in criminology, policy science, social science, or public health.
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Cannabis Policy CURRENT status NEW solutions,
This review is from: Cannabis Policy: Moving beyond stalemate (Paperback)
Fantastic book on the struggles, effects, and essentially future of Cannabis policy not just in Canada, but elsewhere around the world.
Published in 2010, this book offers a great insight into the current state of cannabis policy, along with up to date data, facts, research, and evidence on the costs, harms, and benefits associated with cannabis use offering an array of policy options for the future to come. Unfortunately, about the only thing this book does NOT come with, is liberal policy leaders willing and ready to make a change!
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State-Of-The-Art Approach to International Cannabis Reform,
By M. Backes "Architecture Prof." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cannabis Policy: Moving beyond stalemate (Paperback)
An outstanding piece of scholarship. Created with a measured understanding of the failure of international cannabis control policies and recognizing the need for fresh thinking on the subject, this report commissioned by the Beckley Foundation lays out a very reasonable approach to reforming the international prohibition on cannabis under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and subsequent treaties. Informed by science rather than hysteria, this report does not sugarcoat the risks associated with cannabis use, but places the use of the drug in its proper context with other substances such as tobacco and alcohol that our society has chosen to regulate. My only quibble with this fine work are a few typos I found sprinkled throughout. Excellent choice for policymakers hoping to deal with this issue on a regional level within the context of its global impact.
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