Published
Nov 24, 2022Page count
230 pagesISBN
978-1529214963Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 24, 2022Page count
230 pagesISBN
978-1529214970Imprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Nov 24, 2022Page count
230 pagesISBN
978-1529214970Imprint
Bristol University Press
Cultures of Cannabis Control
From the local to the global, the governance of illegal drug use is becoming increasingly fragmented. In some contexts, prohibitive regimes are being transformed or replaced, while in others there are renewed commitments to criminalized control. But what gives rise to convergence and divergence in processes of policy making, both across different countries as well as within them?
Based upon empirical qualitative research with ‘elite’ insiders, David Brewster explores a diverse range of cannabis policy approaches across the globe. His original analysis reveals the factors which facilitate or hinder punitive or liberalising tendencies in cannabis policy processes, concluding with future directions for policy making and comparative criminology.
“The shifting sands of cannabis control has emerged as one of the most important areas for comparative policy research. David Brewster's insightful book is a major new contribution to our understanding.” Toby Seddon, University College London
David Brewster is Lecturer at Kanazawa College of Art and Fellow at the Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong.
1. Introduction;
2. Cannabis Policy in Global Perspective
3. Socio-Political Change and Cannabis Control
4. Problematising Cannabis
5. The ‘Primeval Soup’ of Policy Proposals
6. The Political Environment and Windows of Opportunity
7. Beyond the National: Policy Negotiation, Resistance and Subversion
8. Cultures of Cannabis Control;
9. Conclusions and Future Directions
