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Auteur V. A. FRANK |
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Article : Périodique
S. LENTON ; V. A. FRANK ; M. J. BARRATT ; H. V. DAHL ; G. R. POTTER |Background: How cannabis cultivation is dealt with under various examples of cannabis legalization or regulation is an important consideration in design of such schemes. This study aimed to (i) investigate support among current or recent cannabi[...]![]()
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Background: In his classic work 'Becoming a marihuana user', Howard Becker (1953) showed how drug use learning occurred in social interactions and settings, which in turn shape drug use. Today, social media offers people opportunities to learn a[...]![]()
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Research on cannabis cultivation has identified several factors associated with a grower's likelihood of detection by law enforcement. However, these studies are difficult to compare, as they drew from different data sources and methods, and hav[...]![]()
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T. BLICKMAN ; K. SANDWELL ; A. D. PUTRI ; X. ARANA ; T. DECORTE ; V. A. FRANK ; D. J. KORF ; I. I. MICHELS ; M. NYGAARD-CHRISTENSEN ; T. PFEIFFER-GERSCHEL ; H. STÖVER ; B. WERSE ; F. ZOBEL | Amsterdam : Transnational Institute (TNI) | 2019This paper examines six European countries - Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland - in order to better understand the tools being used - and the challenges faced - by municipal and regional governments calling for di[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
Purpose - Overall within cannabis research, only a few studies have specifically targeted the use of cannabis among the adult population, and consequently we know very little about the consumption practices of this user group. The purpose of thi[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
M. JAUFFRET-ROUSTIDE ; E. HOUBORG ; M. SOUTHWELL ; D. CHRONOPOULOU ; J. M. GRANIER ; V. A. FRANK ; A. STEVENS ; T. RHODES |We discuss the role of drug consumption rooms (DCRs) as a harm reduction strategy to prevent drug overdose and show that "welfare states" collectivize the management of risk and in so doing cushion the socially vulnerable from harm (Houborg and [...]![]()
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Background: In 2012 after more than 20 years of discussion Denmark introduced drug consumption facilities as part of its drug policy. This article investigates the processes that led to this new policy and its implementation in Copenhagen. The a[...]![]()
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The article focuses on drug user organizations that represent and advocate for active "hard drug" users in the Nordic countries. It discusses the opportunities and challenges that these organizations face in their search for legitimacy and polit[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
P. HAKKARAINEN ; T. DECORTE ; S. SZNITMAN ; K. KARJALAINEN ; M. J. BARRATT ; V. A. FRANK ; S. LENTON ; G. POTTER ; B. WERSE ; C. WILKINS |Aim: 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[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
The neighborhood of Vesterbro in Copenhagen has housed the largest open drug scene in Denmark since the 1980s. In recent years there has been a remarkable change in the police strategy towards this drug scene from zero tolerance to a non-enforce[...]![]()
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G. R. POTTER ; M. J. BARRATT ; A. MALM ; M. BOUCHARD ; T. BLOK ; A. S. CHRISTENSEN ; T. DECORTE ; V. A. FRANK ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; A. KLEIN ; S. LENTON ; J. PERALA ; B. WERSE ; M. WOUTERS |Background: This article aims to provide an overview of: demographic characteristics; experiences with growing cannabis; methods and scale of growing operations; reasons for growing; personal use of cannabis and other drugs; participation in can[...]![]()
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P. HAKKARAINEN ; V. A. FRANK ; M. J. BARRATT ; H. V. DAHL ; T. DECORTE ; K. KARJALAINEN ; S. LENTON ; G. POTTER ; B. WERSE |Background: The production and consumption of cannabis for the treatment of medical conditions is of increasing importance internationally; however, research on different aspects of the phenomenon is still scarce. In this article, we report find[...]![]()
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M. J. BARRATT ; G. R. POTTER ; M. WOUTERS ; C. WILKINS ; B. WERSE ; J. PERALA ; M. MULBJERG PEDERSEN ; H. NGUYEN ; A. MALM ; S. LENTON ; D. KORF ; A. KLEIN ; J. HEYDE ; P. HAKKARAINEN ; V. A. FRANK ; T. DECORTE ; M. BOUCHARD ; T. BLOK |Background: Internet-mediated research methods are increasingly used to access hidden populations. The International Cannabis Cultivation Questionnaire (ICCQ) is an online survey designed to facilitate international comparisons into the relative[...]![]()
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J. FOUNTAIN, Éditeur scientifique ; V. A. FRANK, Éditeur scientifique ; D. J. KORF, Éditeur scientifique | Lengerich : Pabst Science Publishers | 2011Messages in the mass media shed light on how people are thinking about drugs, and they also both reflect and influence policies on drugs. However, that is by no means saying that media messages are a true representation of drug users' and suppli[...]![]()
Article : Périodique
As in many Western countries, notions of active, free, and self-managing citizens have become key concerns in Danish social policies. This article describes how these key concerns have made their inroads into laws and guidelines for delivery of [...]