Cannabis retail purchases in a low-risk market: Purchase size and sex of buyers:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

KimMoeller¹ 

关键词: market;    cannabis;    retail;    female;    joint;    Christiania;    Denmark;   

DOI  :  10.2478/nsad-2014-0013

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

AimTo analyse the composition of cannabis retail purchases in a representative sample of purchases made in Christiania, Copenhagen in 2004.MaterialTransactions (n=1,123) were registered along four variables; type (loose resin or joints), quantum (n=957, grams or number of joints), sex (n=559, female or male) and payment (n=707, notes or coins).ResultsWe found that more than half of all transactions were for joints only. The median transaction quantum was small, at two joints or three grams of resin, valued at DKK 100. Of the resin transactions, 88% were three grams or below. Women made 11% of the purchases. There was no statistically significant difference in the preferences for quantum or type between males and females.ConclusionsBuyers prefer joints over loose resin despite the higher price, which is interesting. The small median transactions size is consistent with findings in the international literature. Illicit drug buyers appear to prefer small acquisitions across drugs and social context. The shar...

【 授权许可】

CC BY