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Article de Périodique
Policy designs for cannabis legalization: starting with the eight Ps (2014)
Auteur(s) :
KILMER, B.
Année
2014
Page(s) :
259-261
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
SAN (Santé publique / Public health)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
POLITIQUE
;
LEGALISATION
;
ECONOMIE
;
TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL
;
PRIX
;
PURETE
;
PREVENTION
;
PRODUCTION
Résumé :
The cannabis policy landscape is changing rapidly. In November 2012 voters in Colorado and Washington State passed ballot initiatives to remove the prohibition on the commercial production, distribution, and possession of cannabis. This paper does not address the question of whether cannabis should be legal; it instead focuses on the design considerations confronting jurisdictions that are pondering a change in cannabis policy. Indeed, whether or not cannabis legalization is net positive or negative for public health and public safety largely depends on regulatory decisions and how they are implemented. This essay presents eight of these design choices which all conveniently begin with the letter "P": production, profit motive, promotion, prevention, potency, purity, price, and permanency.
Affiliation :
Drug Policy Research Center, RAND, Santa Monica, CA, USA