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The Third Way : a Plea for a Balanced Cannabis Policy.

What is sensible when it comes to developing and implementing a policy with regard to products which in the case of regular use are harmful, but which at the same time exert a strong attraction, even so strong that people (may) become dependent on or addicted to them? This question relates to many i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fijnaut, Cyrille J. C. F.
Otros Autores: Ruyver, Brice de
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Dutch
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2015.
Colección:Nijhoff law specials.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The Third Way:A Plea for a Balanced Cannabis Policy; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1: General Introduction: A Way Out of the Deadlock; 1.1 The Subject of this Discourse; 1.2 A Framework of Basic Concepts; 1.3 The Structure of this Book; 2: The United Nations and Cannabis Policy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Conventions of 1912, 1925, 1931 and 1936; 2.3 The Conventions of 1961 and 1968; 2.4 The Current Debate within the United Nations; 2.5 Conclusion; 3: Cannabis Policy in the Americas; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Prohibition Era in the United States, 1919-1933.
  • 3.3 The American Legalization Debate in the 1980s3.4 The Legalization of Cannabis in the Americas; 3.4.1 The Development in the United States; 3.4.2 The Development in Canada; 3.4.3 The Development in Uruguay; 3.5 Conclusion; 4: Cannabis Policy in the European Union; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Origin of the Policy Pursued: Two Committees of Inquiry; 4.3 The Schengen Agreement and Drug Policy; 4.4 The Present Drug Policy of the European Union; 4.4.1 Is there Room for the Legalization of Cannabis?; 4.4.2 The Gravity of the Cannabis Problem.
  • 4.5 The Current Policy Developments in the Member States4.6 Conclusion; 5: The Dutch Cannabis Policy; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Naive Starting Point in the 1970s and 1980s; 5.3 The Ratification of the Convention Against the Smuggling of Drugs; 5.4 The Reconsideration of the Policy in 1996 and 2004; 5.4.1 The Tightening of the Coffeeshop Policy; 5.4.2 The Fight Against Illicit Cannabis Cultivation; 5.4.3 The Legalization of Cannabis for Medical Use; 5.5 The Development, Organization and Functioning of the Illicit Cannabis Cultivation; 5.6 The Cannabis Problem and the Problem of the Coffeeshops.
  • 5.6.1 The Zeeland Border Area: Terneuzen5.6.2 The Brabant Border Area: Task Force B5; 5.6.3 The Limburg Border Area: Maastricht; 5.6.4 The Problems in the Inner City of Amsterdam; 5.7 The Tolerated Sale and Use of Cannabis Around 2010; 5.8 The Proposals of the Van de Donk Committee; 5.8.1 The Revision of the Coffeeshop Policy; 5.8.2 The Struggle Against Illicit Cannabis Cultivation; 5.9 Conclusion; 6: General Conclusion: Towards a Third Way; 6.1 The Reformulation of the Question; 6.2 A Preliminary Matter: The Reconsideration of the Drug Treaties.
  • 6.3 The Regulation of Alcohol and Tobacco: A Good Example?6.4 The Legalization of Cannabis in the European Union: The American Way?; 6.4.1 The Green Gold Rush; 6.4.2 The One-Sidedness of the Economic Approach; 6.4.3 The Main Objectives of Legalization; 6.4.4 The Real Consequences of Legalization; 6.4.5 The Neglect of Public Health; 6.4.6 The Harmfulness of Cannabis Use; 6.5 The Regulation of Cannabis in the European Union: A Proposal for Discussion; 6.5.1 The Principles of the Proposal; 6.5.2 The Prevention of Cannabis Use by Young People.