Friendly Business
International Views on Social Supply, Self-Supply and Small-Scale Drug Dealing
Editors: Werse, Bernd, Bernard, Christiane (Eds.)
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- About this book
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Based on social research conducted in different countries in Europe, the U.S. and Australia, this anthology is the first to provide detailed insights into small-scale drug distribution. A main focus is the phenomenon of ‘social supply’, i.e. buying illicit drugs from friends, which covers a substantial part of the retail market. For cannabis users, cultivating their own plants is another important source. This volume deals with different social aspects of these non-profit-oriented forms of drug distribution, as well as profit-oriented small-scale dealing. While the illicit drug trade is commonly referred to as a world dominated by ruthless criminals, this book draws a different picture.
- About the authors
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Dr. phil. Bernd Werse works for different social research projects on the use of recreational drugs at the Centre for Drug Research, Goethe University, Frankfurt.
Dr. phil. Christiane Bernard works at the Coordination Office “Women and Addiction” of North Rhine-Westphalia. She has extensive experience as a researcher in social drug research.
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 7-12
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Reflections on three decades of research on ‘social supply’ in the UK
Pages 13-28
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The social supply of cannabis in Australia: Definitional challenges and regulatory possibilities
Pages 29-46
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“Friendly” marijuana markets in the Czech Republic and in the U. S. – drug policy outcomes and risks
Pages 47-70
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“The distribution of illicit drugs” (TDID) – general results. Quantitative findings from a study on socially inconspicuous drug users and dealers in Germany
Pages 71-91
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Friendly Business
- Book Subtitle
- International Views on Social Supply, Self-Supply and Small-Scale Drug Dealing
- Editors
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- Bernd Werse
- Christiane Bernard
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-658-10329-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-658-10329-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-658-10328-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VI, 239
- Number of Illustrations
- 5 b/w illustrations
- Topics