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Police discretion to charge young people who use drugs prior to cannabis legalization in British Columbia, Canada: a brief report of quantitative findings

Alissa GreerSchool of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada; ;Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria Technology Enterprise Building, Victoria, BC, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Justin SorgeCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria Technology Enterprise Building, Victoria, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Marion SelfridgeCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria Technology Enterprise Building, Victoria, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Cecilia BenoitCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria Technology Enterprise Building, Victoria, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Mikael JanssonCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria Technology Enterprise Building, Victoria, BC, CanadaView further author information
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Scott MacdonaldCanadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria Technology Enterprise Building, Victoria, BC, CanadaView further author information
Pages 488-493 | Received 19 Nov 2019, Accepted 15 Mar 2020, Published online: 30 Mar 2020

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