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Visions of Cannabis Control
Visions of Cannabis Control documents the history of cannabis policy, and the role of racism, labelling, and stigmatization. It examines the failure to properly frame cannabis prohibition as the result of moral panics and concludes that to sustain reform those affected by cannabis policies must be consulted, respected, and included.
Author(s) | By Jon Heidt, Johannes Wheeldon. |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 360 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 7 Dec 2023 |
Availability | Not yet available |
Visions of Cannabis Control documents the history of cannabis policy, and the role of racism, labelling, and stigmatization. It examines the failure to properly frame cannabis prohibition as the result of moral panics and concludes that to sustain reform those affected by cannabis policies must be consulted, respected, and included.
Jon Heidt is an Associate Professor of Criminology at the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia. He is also an associate of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy and has served as a program