Historique
Article de Périodique
The importance of culture for cannabis markets. Towards an economic sociology of illegal drug markets (2012)
Auteur(s) :
SANDBERG, S.
Année
2012
Page(s) :
1133-1151
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
NORVEGE
Thésaurus mots-clés
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
ECONOMETRIE
;
CULTUREL
;
CANNABIS
;
THEORIE
;
SOCIOLOGIE
;
REVENDEUR
;
CLASSIFICATION
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
Résumé :
This paper reports findings from six years of ethnographic and qualitative research on cannabis markets. Data include interviews with 60 cannabis dealers and 60 customers. The paper describes the vertical and horizontal organization of the cannabis economy, seen from the perspective of Norway. It further distinguishes between private, semi-public and public cannabis markets. The most important cultural influences in the cannabis economy are a non-commercial cannabis culture in private markets and a violent street culture in public markets. These coexist with a general market culture. The difference between markets and market cultures illustrates how illegal drug markets are performed, not 'natural', and thus the importance of economic sociology for the study of illegal drug markets.
Affiliation :
Department of Sociology and Human Geography, Blindern, Oslo, Norway