Titre : | Pot, politics and the press-reflections on cannabis law reform in Western Australia |
Titre traduit : | (La position de la presse et la position politique sur la réforme de la législation sur le cannabis en Australie occidentale) |
Auteurs : | S. LENTON |
Type de document : | Périodique |
Année de publication : | 2004 |
Format : | 223-233 |
Note générale : |
Drug and Alcohol Review, 2004, 23, (2), 223-233 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | LOI (Loi et son application / Law enforcement) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; LEGISLATION ; POLITIQUE ; POUVOIRS PUBLICS ; MEDIA ; EVOLUTIONThésaurus géographique AUSTRALIE |
Résumé : |
ENGLISH : Windows of opportunity for changing drug laws open infrequently and they often close without legislative change being affected. In this paper the author, who has been intimately involved in the process, describes how evidence-based recommendations to 'decriminalize' cannabis have recently been progressed through public debate and the political process to become law in Western Australia (WA). The Cannabis Control Bill 2003 passed the WA Parliament on 23 September. The Bill, the legislative backing behind the Cannabis Infringement Notice (CIN) Scheme, came into effect on 22 March 2004. This made WA the fourth Australian jurisdiction, after South Australia, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, to adopt a prohibition with civil penalties scheme for minor cannabis offences. This paper describes some of the background to the scheme, the process by which it has become law, the main provisions of the scheme and its evaluation. It includes reflections on the role of politics and the press in the process. The process of implementation and evaluation are outlined by the author, foreshadowing an ongoing opportunity to understand the impact of the change in legislation. (Review's abstract.) |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 62 |
Affiliation : |
Nat. Drug Res. Inst., Curtin Univ. Technol., GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845 ; s.lenton@curtin.edu.au Australie. Australia. |
Numéro Toxibase : | 804811 |
Centre Emetteur : | 08 CAS Strasbourg |
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