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Blurred boundaries: The artificial distinction between "use" and "supply" in the U.K. cannabis market (2014)
Auteur(s) :
CHATWIN, C. ;
POTTER, G.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
536-550
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
REVENDEUR
;
CONSOMMATION
;
USAGER
;
SOCIOLOGIE
;
ENQUETE
;
DIFFUSION DES PRODUITS
;
VENTE
Résumé :
This article examines particular features of the bottom level of the U.K. cannabis market and the overlap between supply-supplier and use-user within that market. An Internet survey was completed by 464 adult regular cannabis users residing in the United Kingdom. Results indicate that over a quarter of the sample had bought large amounts (9 ounces [252 g] or more) of cannabis at one time, a third had been involved in selling cannabis for profit and over two fifths had been involved in intentionally taking cannabis across internal European Union borders. These findings are discussed in relation to both Parker, Aldridge, and Measham's (1998) thesis of normalization and South's (1999) theory of the "everyday" nature of drug taking. We suggest that the boundaries between users and suppliers within the U.K. cannabis market are far from clear, and that attempts to conceptually separate these behaviors, whether for legal, policy or academic purposes, are therefore problematic.
Affiliation :
School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, Kent, UK
Cote :
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