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- Title
Applying the lessons of tobacco and alcohol control to cannabis.
- Authors
Kisely, Stephen
- Abstract
The article discusses the issue on the application of tobacco and alcohol control to cannabis in Canada. The agreement on the issue and the association of cannabis with psychosis, reliance on a single legal remedy have been ineffective, and education should play a greater role in strategies to tackle cannabis use. It is suggested that the community should be investing in a range of measures including prevention, treatment and research. It is added that the approach to cannabis control may reduce the illegal market and associated crime, violence and corruption.
- Subjects
CANADA; CANNABIS (Genus); DRUG control; PROHIBITION of alcohol; HEALTH policy; LAW reform; MENTAL health; DRUG abuse; PSYCHOSES; VIOLENCE prevention; DRUG laws; LIQUOR laws; SMOKING laws; SMOKING prevention; SUBSTANCE abuse prevention; DRUGS of abuse; ETHANOL; SUBSTANCE abuse; TOBACCO; SUBSTANCE-induced psychoses; PREVENTION
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2008, Vol 53, Issue 12, p799
- ISSN
0706-7437
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/070674370805301205