{"product_id":"regulating-cannabis-a-detailed-scenario-for-a-nonprofit-cannabis-market-paperback","title":"Regulating Cannabis: A Detailed Scenario for a Nonprofit Cannabis Market - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Decorte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the legalization of recreational cannabis markets in Uruguay, Canada, and several U.S. states, a breakthrough in conventional cannabis policy is emerging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut legalization is not a binary choice between prohibition and some regulated commercial model (like alcohol). A commercial market is just one of many ways to implement legalizationand moving directly from prohibition to commercial legalization leaps from one extreme to the other.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTom Decorte, a criminologist and anthropologist at Ghent University (Belgium), who has published numerous articles on substance use, cannabis markets, and local drug monitoring systems, argues that most of us are bypassing other, safer forms of legalization, including the nonprofit model. He explores topics such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy we need to consider regulation of cannabis markets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow local authorities and grassroots movements are advocating change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to best design and implement approaches to legalization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin the author as he examines international regulatory controls over cannabis possession, use, and cultivationas well as a framework for regulating the cannabis market via a nonprofit corporate model that promotes public health and safety over profits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Decorte is professor of Criminology at Ghent University (Belgium) where he is the director of the Institute for Social Drug research (ISD). He has co-founded the Global Cannabis Cultivation Research Consortium (GCCRC) and is currently trustee of the Board of the European Society for Social Drug research (ESSD) and of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP). Tom Decorte has published widely on patterns of substance use, on the supply side of cannabis markets, and on the development and implementation of local monitoring systems of drug policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432636498098,"sku":"9781480861435","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/76a3984fcbf4eab2dc547ffdd41b806e.webp?v=1778607532","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/regulating-cannabis-a-detailed-scenario-for-a-nonprofit-cannabis-market-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}