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CANNABIS POLICY: MOVING BEYOND STALEMATE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER II. THE HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CANNABIS USE
ANNEX : HEALTH ADVICE ON CANNABIS USE
CHAPTER III. THE CANNABIS PROHIBITION REGIME: MARKETS, POLICIES, PATTERNS OF USE AND OF SOCIAL HANDLING
CHAPTER IV. THE RANGE OF REFORMS WITHIN THE SYSTEM: SOFTENING THE PROHIBITION
CHAPTER V. THE IMPACTS OF CANNABIS POLICY REFORMS WITHIN THE CURRENT DRUG CONTROL REGIME
CHAPTER VI. BEYOND THE CURRENT DRUG CONVENTIONS
CHAPTER VII. PATHS FORWARD FROM THE IMPASSE
PART II: CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX I: RESEARCH PRIORITIES
APPENDIX II: ABOUT THE REPORT’S COMMISSIONERS AND THE BECKLEY FOUNDATION
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