Abstract
Perceptions of the dangers of cannabis, the medical benefits of cannabis, or the euphoric benefits of cannabis vary by narrative. Likewise, the facts about cannabis and the desirability of cannabis varies according to policy narrative. Like political phenomena in general, policy recommendations are relative to the narrative one subscribes to. While this is problematic for those who desire consensus, absolutism, or monism, it is evidence of democratic pluralism in the polity. The Narrative Politics model is deemed to be highly interpretive, inductive, and accommodating of such pluralism. It can reveal the contours of the discourse enabling the analyst to better discern what is at stake for the polity in its various factions. The final chapter calls into question the suppression of scientific research on cannabis as well as the suppression of public discourse related to cannabis.
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Miller, H.T. (2020). Assessing the Narrative Politics Model. In: Narrative Politics in Public Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45320-6_7
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