The quasi-legal challenge: Assessing and governing the environmental impacts of cannabis cultivation in the North Coastal Basin of California

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• 作者：Anne G. Short Gianotti^a ; ^{agshort@bu.edu} ; Jennifer Harrower^b ; Graeme Baird^b ; Stephen Sepaniak^c
• 关键词：Cannabis ; Quasi-legal ; Illicit ; Environmental governance ; Natural resources
• 刊名：Land Use Policy
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：61
• 期：Complete
• 页码：126-134
• 全文大小：500 K
• 卷排序：61

文摘

Legal status (in)directly shapes linkages of semi-legal activities and the environment. Cannabis cultivation and other quasi-legal practices can degrade local ecosystems. Conflicting legal status creates challenges research and environmental governance. Enhanced regulations may help to limit the effects of quasi-legal cultivation. Additional remediation resources are key to address effects of the black market.