Drug Control Policy, Normalization, and Symbolic Boundaries in Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops

This study examines the relationship between drug control policy, normalization and symbolic boundary work among drug traders. Taking from interviews with 50 personnel in Amsterdam’s coffee shops, we find that Dutch drug policy shapes their understanding of what comprises morally acceptable drug use...

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Main Author: Dickinson, Timothy (Author)
Contributors: Jacques, Scott
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-40
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Drug control policy
Drug dealers
Identifying threats
Normalization
Symbolic boundaries