Negotiating the divide
Science, politics, and institutional boundaries in Swiss cannabis regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14909430 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon R Sznitman (0000-0002-9398-0727, University of Haifa, corresponding author), Reto Auer (0000-0003-4222-4849, Primary Health Care), Jonathan Christopher Havinga (University Hospital of Geneva), Alessandro Casalini (University Hospital of Geneva), Barbara Broers (0000-0001-8707-1765, University of Geneva) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 143 |
| Pages | 104865 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Drug Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0955-3959 • E-ISSN: 1873-4758 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104865 |
| PMID | 40479915 |
| OpenAlex | W4411132304 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
The study reveals that stakeholders engage in boundary work as a strategic tool to navigate the complexity of maintaining boundaries between medical and non-medical cannabis systems. Relying on scientific discourse to legitimize medical cannabis while keeping non-medical cannabis in the social/political sphere may create artificial distinctions that do not reflect the complex reality of cannabis use. Policymakers aiming to reduce blurred boundaries should carefully consider how policy elements may undermine intended separations between domains
Cannabis · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Sociology · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |