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Considering Marijuana Legalization
Jonathan P. Caulkins
Beau Kilmer
Mark Kleiman
Robert J. MacCoun
Gregory Midgette
Pat Oglesby
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Peter H. Reuter
其他書名
Insights for Vermont and Other Jurisdictions
出版
Rand Corporation
, 2015-01-16
主題
Medical / Drug Guides
Body, Mind & Spirit / Entheogens & Visionary Substances
Political Science / American Government / State
Political Science / Public Policy / Social Policy
Psychology / Mental Health
ISBN
0833088777
9780833088772
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AqgQCgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
EBook
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註釋
"Marijuana legalization is a controversial and multifaceted issue that is now the subject of serious debate. Since 2012, four U.S. states have passed ballot initiatives to remove prohibition and legalize a for-profit commercial marijuana industry. Voters in Washington, D.C., took the more limited step of passing an initiative to legalize home production and personal possession. In December 2013, Uruguay became the first country to experiment with legalization nationwide. In May 2014, Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin signed a bill into law that required the Secretary of Administration to provide a report about the consequences of legalizing marijuana. This report was produced for the Secretary of Administration in response to that legislation. The report does not make a recommendation about whether Vermont should change its marijuana laws. The goal is to inform, not sway, discussions about the future of marijuana policy in Vermont and other jurisdictions considering alternatives to traditional marijuana prohibition. The principal message of the report is that marijuana policy should not be viewed as a binary choice between prohibition and the for-profit commercial model we see in Colorado and Washington. Legalization encompasses a wide range of possible regimes, distinguished along at least four dimensions: the kinds of organizations that are allowed to provide the drug, the regulations under which those organizations operate, the nature of the products that can be distributed, and price. These choices could have profound consequences for health and social well-being, as well as job creation and government revenue"--Publisher's description.