Cannabis policy and the burden of proof: Is it now beyond reasonable doubt that cannabis prohibition is not working?

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Cannabis policy and the burden of proof: Is it now beyond reasonable doubt that cannabis prohibition is not working?

'Innocent until proven guilty' is how many policy makers have thought about the prohibition of cannabis in Western Australia and elsewhere. Comparisons between so called 'decriminalized' and prohibitionist states show decriminalization has not led to higher rates of current canna...

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Main Author:	Lenton, Simon
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2000
Subjects:	cannabis - drug - decriminalisation - decriminalization - prohibition - civil penalties - legal aspects - criminal justice - legalisation - drug policy - deterrence - Australia
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6866

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