Legalising Drugs Prudently: The Importance of Incentives and Values

Autor: Jonathan Caulkins
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 279-287 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2516-7227
DOI: 10.31389/jied.44
Popis: Various jurisdictions are legalising not just cannabis possession and use, but also large-scale commercial production, distribution and sale. Potential problems with that form of legalization raise questions about how best to implement a legalisation. This paper analyses the interests of the suppliers and regulators to help lawmakers and voters decide what over-arching architecture for legalisation might be prudent. In particular, it suggests banning for-profit companies and/or vesting regulatory authority in an agency that views its mission as protecting heavy users from suppliers’ excesses, rather than serving the interests of the cannabis industry.
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