Cannabis laws: an analysis of costs.
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There is evidence that the use of cannabis is increasing in Australia, with stable black-market prices, despite the 9-year National Campaign Against Drug Abuse, increasing expenditure to enforce the laws against cannabis use, and the seizure of large plantations of cannabis plants. Recent government data are used to estimate the conservative cost of drug-law enforcement against cannabis use as being $329m in 1991-92. Alternatives to the existing regime are examined, including expiation, decriminalization, and legalization.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Drug and alcohol review
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994