Marijuana Enforcement since Drug Policy Reform: An Exploration of Officer Discretion in Six States

Marijuana enforcement remains a major point of entry to the criminal justice system despite broad state level reforms. The knowledge base on marijuana enforcement, however, is small and predates the current national decriminalization-legalization movement and is comprised almost entirely of survey d...

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Authors: Miller, J. Mitchell (Author) ; Jennings, Wesley G. (Author) ; Vose, Brenda (Author) ; Miller, Holly Ventura (Author) ; Miller, Bryan Lee (Author) ; Stickle, Benjamin F. (Author) ; Koskinen, Stephanie M. (Author) ; Jossie, McKenzie L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2022, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 697-711
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Drug policy reform
Marijuana enforcement
Officer discretion

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