International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 467-474 , November 2009

Convenient labour: The prevalence and nature of youth involvement in the cannabis cultivation industry

  • Martin Bouchard

      Affiliations

    • School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 778 782 8135; fax: +1 778 782 4140.
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  • Marc Alain

      Affiliations

    • Département de psychoéducation, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, Québec, G9A 5H7 Canada
    • ,
  • Holly Nguyen

      Affiliations

    • School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, V5A 1S6 Canada

Received 29 June 2008 ,Revised 15 January 2009 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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PII: S0955-3959(09)00052-8

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.006

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 467-474 , November 2009

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