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BACKGROUND: Few countries have developed detailed legislative proposals for legalizing cannabis. New Zealand recently released the Cannabis Legalization and Control Bill (CLCB) that will be the subject of a referendum in September 2020.
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Auteur C. WILKINS
34 Documents disponibles écrits par cet auteur
Aim: To examine the impact of the emergence of cannabis 'tinny' houses on the use and sale of cannabis and other illicit drugs in New Zealand. Method: A national sample of 5800 people aged 13-45 years were interviewed about their drug use using [...]
R. VAN DER SANDEN ; C. WILKINS ; M. RYCHERT ; M. J. BARRATT | 2022
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.108, October 2022) Article : PériodiqueSocial media is increasingly being utilized to facilitate the buying and selling of illegal drugs, particularly by young people. However, the range of social media and messaging platforms means people must make 'choices' around which platforms t[...]
E. L. SEVIGNY ; G. POTTER ; C. WILKINS ; M. J. BARRATT ; T. F. SOGAARD ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; J. GRIGG ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE | 2025
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.144 Part 3, October 2025) Article : PériodiqueAims: Illegal drug markets are often assumed to be violent and predatory due to the absence of third-party enforcement. While cannabis markets are generally considered to be relatively more peaceful, there has been little investigation of the le[...]
C. WILKINS ; P. SWEETSUR | 2012
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.23, n°6, November 2012) Article : PériodiqueBackground: There have been no changes to the statutory penalties for cannabis use in New Zealand for over 35 years and this has attracted some criticism. However, statutory penalties often provide a poor picture of the actual criminal justice o[...]![A critical first assessment of the new pre-market approval regime for new psychoactive substances (NPS) in New Zealand [For debate]](https://bdoc.ofdt.fr/img_cache/pmb_ofdt_record_74845.webp?v=1771256970)
C. WILKINS, Auteur ; A. RITTER, Auteur du commentaire ; L. VON DIEMEN, Auteur du commentaire ; S. ROLLES, Auteur du commentaire ; D. KUSHLICK, Auteur du commentaire ; A. L. BRETTEVILLE-JENSEN, Auteur du commentaire ; B. HUGHES, Auteur du commentaire ; P. GRIFFITHS, Auteur du commentaire | 2014
Dans Addiction (Vol.109, n°10, October 2014) Article : PériodiqueBackground: New Zealand has recently attempted to address the underlying drivers of the escalating new psychoactive substances (NPS) ('legal highs') problem by establishing the world's first pre-market approval regulatory regime for NPS. NPS pro[...]
ENGLISH : The dollar value of an illicit drug market is an important statistic in drug policy analysis. It can be used to illustrate the scale of the trade in a drug; evaluate its impact on a local community or nation; provide an indication of[...]
C. WILKINS ; K. PARKER ; J. PRASAD ; S. JAWALKAR | 2016
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.31, May 2016) Article : PériodiqueBackground: Some commentators have suggested legal highs (LH) might reduce existing illegal drug use and contribute to lower drug-related harm. However, no studies have specifically investigated substitution between LH and other drugs. Aims: To[...]
P. HAKKARAINEN ; T. DECORTE ; S. SZNITMAN ; K. KARJALAINEN ; M. J. BARRATT ; V. A. FRANK ; S. LENTON ; G. POTTER ; B. WERSE ; C. WILKINS | 2019
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.26, n°3, June 2019) Article : PériodiqueAim: To compare characteristics of recreational vs. medical growers in a sample of small-scale cannabis cultivators from 12 countries. Methods: Six thousand eight hundred ninety six respondents who took part in an online survey were divided int[...]
ENGLISH : This paper explores the middle and retail levels of the illegal market for cannabis in New Zealand using national household drug survey data. Those who reported purchasing half or full ounces of cannabis were defined as middle level [...]
T. F. SOGAARD ; J. E. BRUMMER ; C. WILKINS ; S. R. SZNITMAN ; E. L. SEVIGNY ; V. A. FRANK ; G. POTTER ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; M. J. BARRATT ; B. WERSE ; J. GRIGG ; D. FORTIN ; D. BEAR ; S. LENTON ; M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; I. KIRTADZE | 2025
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.144 Part 3, October 2025) Article : PériodiqueBackground: While the supply of cannabis is commonly assumed to be dominated by criminal gangs, a sizable share of the domestic cannabis supply is provided by small-scale growers. This article examines the nature and scope of small-scale growers[...]
R. VAN DER SANDEN ; C. WILKINS ; M. RYCHERT | 2024
Dans Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy (Vol.31, n°3, June 2024) Article : PériodiqueBackground and Aim: Social media drug markets are likely to present people participating in these spaces with new vulnerabilities to law enforcement. There is currently limited research on how people perceive and manage the risk of exposure to l[...]
M. BOUCHARD ; C. WILKINS | 2009
Dans Global Crime (Vol.10, n°1-2, February-May 2009) Article : PériodiqueWe highlight how the different studies included in this special issue contribute to our understanding of illegal markets and the economics of organized crime. A focus on the 'economics' of organized crime brings attention to the outcomes (costs [...]
M. RYCHERT ; C. WILKINS | 2016
Dans International Journal of Drug Policy (Vol.37, November 2016) Article : PériodiqueBackground: The establishment of a regulated legal market for new psychoactive substances (NPS, 'legal highs') under New Zealand's Psychoactive Substances Act (PSA) 2013 created a new commercial sector for psychoactive products, previously limit[...]
FRANÇAIS : Ce document de l'IDPC et du Transnational Institute (TNI) cherche à définir les enjeux politiques et de santé publique créés par l'émergence de nouvelles substances psychoactives. Ces substances, communément appelées « drogues légal[...]
