Kilmer Beau
Drug Policy Research Center, RAND , Santa Monica, CA , USA.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2014 Jul;40(4):259-61. doi: 10.3109/00952990.2014.894047. Epub 2014 May 22.
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.
大麻政策格局正在迅速变化。2012年11月，科罗拉多州和华盛顿州的选民通过了投票倡议，取消了对大麻商业生产、分销和持有禁令。本文不讨论大麻是否应该合法化的问题；相反，它关注的是正在考虑改变大麻政策的司法管辖区所面临的设计考量。事实上，大麻合法化对公众健康和公共安全是净积极还是净消极，很大程度上取决于监管决策及其实施方式。本文介绍了其中八个设计选择，它们都恰好以字母“P”开头：生产、利润动机、推广、预防、效力、纯度、价格和持久性。
