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Article de Périodique
Cannabis use and supply patterns among Belgian cannabis social club members (2018)
Auteur(s) :
PARDAL, M. ;
DECORTE, T.
Année
2018
Page(s) :
689-709
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
BELGIQUE
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS SOCIAL CLUB
;
CANNABIS
;
DIFFUSION DES PRODUITS
;
ENQUETE
;
PROFIL SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIQUE
;
TYPE D'USAGE
Autres mots-clés
Résumé :
Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) constitute a noncommercial model for the supply of cannabis among registered, adults users, which is present in several countriesincluding in Belgium. This analysis provides a first descriptive examination of a sample of Belgian CSC members' patterns of use and supply, as well as their sociodemographic features. According to a new voluntary survey of 190 Belgian CSC members, more than three quarters are male, Belgian, and more than half work full- or part-time. About 44% of respondents have completed university studies. Securing cannabis was the primary reason to adhere to a CSC, and most are (near-)daily users. Our results revealed that the CSC was the sole supplier for most respondents of cannabis-producing CSCs, who obtained almost exclusively (dried) herbal cannabis. The presence of (self-declared) medical users in our sample is noteworthy. This analysis advances our knowledge of the segment of the market served by this noncommercial model.
Affiliation :
Universiteit Gent, Belgium
Cote :
Abonnement