Title Cannabis nation : control and consumption in Britain, 1928-2008 / by James H. Mills

Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013

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Description 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"" ""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 Cannabis -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century Cannabis -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Cannabis -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century Cannabis -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Cannabis -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century Marijuana abuse. Cannabis Marijuana Abuse Marijuana Smoking Phytotherapy Social Control Policies PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychopathology -- Addiction. SELF-HELP -- Substance Abuse & Addictions -- General. Marijuana abuse Cannabis Cannabis -- Law and legislation Health and Wellbeing. SUBJECT Great Britain. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79023147 Subject Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191632105 0191632104 9781283919197 1283919192

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