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The changing pattern of domestic cannabis cultivation in the UK and its impact on the cannabis market

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The changing pattern of domestic cannabis cultivation in the UK and its impact on the cannabis market. / Kirby, Stuart; Peal, Katie.
In: Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 45, No. 3, 07.2015, p. 279-292.

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Kirby, S & Peal, K 2015, 'The changing pattern of domestic cannabis cultivation in the UK and its impact on the cannabis market', Journal of Drug Issues, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 279-292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042615580990

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Kirby, S., & Peal, K. (2015). The changing pattern of domestic cannabis cultivation in the UK and its impact on the cannabis market. Journal of Drug Issues, 45(3), 279-292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022042615580990

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Kirby S, Peal K. The changing pattern of domestic cannabis cultivation in the UK and its impact on the cannabis market. Journal of Drug Issues. 2015 Jul;45(3):279-292. Epub 2015 Apr 10. doi: 10.1177/0022042615580990

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Kirby, Stuart ; Peal, Katie. / The changing pattern of domestic cannabis cultivation in the UK and its impact on the cannabis market. In: Journal of Drug Issues. 2015 ; Vol. 45, No. 3. pp. 279-292.

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