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1 online resource (ix, 292 pages) |
Contents |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. �Frost is the only thing which kills it�: Lascars, the Drugs Branch, and Doctors, c.1928�c.1945""; ""3. �Egypt was taking strong action against the traffic in hashish�: �Loco-weed�, the League of Nations, and the British Empire, c.1928�c.1945""; ""4. �The prevalence of hashish smoking among the coloured men�: Migration, Communism, and Crime, 1945�1962""; ""5. �Considered to be without medical justification�: Science, Medicine, and Committees, 1945�1961"" |
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""6. �Cannabis was spreading to white people�: New Consumers, New Controls, 1962�1971""""7. �The British Compromise�: Devolved Power and the Domestic Consumer, 1971�1997""; ""8. �I have decided to reclassify cannabis, subject to Parliamentary approval�: Legislators, Law-Enforcers, Campaigns, and Classification, 1997�2008""; ""9. Conclusion""; ""Endnotes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" |
Summary |
Based on extensive archival research and interviews with key figures, this text provides a comprehensive history of the consumption and control of cannabis in the UK |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Cannabis -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Cannabis -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
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Cannabis -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Cannabis -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
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Cannabis -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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Cannabis -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century
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Marijuana abuse.
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Cannabis
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Marijuana Abuse
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Marijuana Smoking
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Phytotherapy
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Social Control Policies
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Addiction.
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SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- General.
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Marijuana abuse
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Cannabis
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Cannabis -- Law and legislation
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Health and Wellbeing.
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79023147
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780191632105 |
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0191632104 |
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9781283919197 |
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1283919192 |
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