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When reform fails, activists may resort to visible outlaw actions, risking criminalisation to either increase reform pressure (civil disobedience) or address urgent needs (everyday resistance). This study examines cannabis activism in Mexico, revealing a novel strategy of noncompliance that combines the pursuit of individual benefit with advocacy for policy reform. Through interviews and observations, we describe the characteristics of ‘dissenting implementation’ as a collective process that operationalises a policy despite formal prohibitions. Our findings highlight the motivations behind these extra-legal actions and propose a conceptual framework for understanding their characteristics. The strategy is illustrated by analysing self-regulation in the Mexican cannabis industry.
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The Bulletin of Latin American Research publishes original research of current interest on Latin America, the Caribbean, inter-American relations and the Latin American Diaspora from all academic disciplines within the social sciences, history and cultural studies. In addition to research articles, the journal also includes a Debates section, which carries "state-of-the-art" reviews of work on particular topics by leading scholars in the field. The Bulletin also publishes a substantial section of book reviews, aiming to cover publications in English, Spanish and Portuguese, both recent works and classics of the past revisited.
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