How High-Frequency Users Embraced Cannabis Regulation in Uruguay

How cannabis legalization affects users’ behaviors? In this paper, we describe changes in the way users access cannabis in Uruguay before and after the implementation of cannabis regulation. We explore the differences between users that access through the legal, black, and gray markets. To do so, we...

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Authors: Queirolo, María del Rosario (Author) ; Álvarez, Eliana (Author) ; Sotto, Belén (Author) ; Cruz, José Miguel (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of drug issues
Year: 2023, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 519-535
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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