Will the Current COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Long-term Cannabis Buying Practices?

被引:37
作者
Groshkova, Teodora [1 ]
Stoian, Tiberiu [1 ]
Cunningham, Andrew [1 ]
Griffiths, Paul [1 ]
Singleton, Nicola [1 ]
Sedefov, Roumen [1 ]
机构
[1] European Monitoring Ctr Drugs & Drug Addict, Lisbon, Portugal
关键词
cannabis; COVID-19; darknet; drug market; illicit drugs;
D O I
10.1097/ADM.0000000000000698
中图分类号
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
学科分类号
摘要
The COVID-19 pandemic and the response to have resulted in an increase in sales activity levels on darknet markets during the first 3 months of 2020, mainly related to cannabis products. One key question is whether more people will become used to this form of purchasing their drugs and will they continue with it post COVID-19 lockdown. As one-to-one encrypted communication services or social media apps are increasingly being used, monitoring and interdiction will become much more challenging.
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