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Marijuana Misuse in African States

NCJ Number
88046
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 6 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1982) Pages: 3-24
Author(s)
P E Igbinovia
Date Published
1982
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This article focuses on marijuana misuse or abuse in African States.
Abstract
It specifically addresses the questions concerning the origins and meaning of marijuana, the history of marijuana as a drug of misuse, legal classification, model of consumption, user inducement and motivation, relationship between marijuana use and criminality, legal status and laws governing the control of marijuana; and it surveys African national programs aimed at reducing the demand for, use, cultivation and possession of Indian Hemp. The emphasis of paper is on the extent of group support for marijuana use and the legal processing of the offender. (Publisher abstract)

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