Mapping Cannabis Social Clubs in Europe

Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) are typically non-profit associations of adult cannabis users who collectively produce and distribute cannabis among themselves. Since the emergence of the model in Spain during the 1990s, other countries may have seen the appearance of CSCs (or CSC-like associations) bu...

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Main Author: Pardal, Mafalda (Author)
Contributors: Decorte, Tom ; Bone, Melissa ; Parés, Òscar ; Johansson, Julia
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2022, Volume: 19, Issue: 5, Pages: 1016-1039
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