Departametno de Antropología social Facultad de Filosofia y Letras Universidad de Granada.
Adicciones. 2017 Jun 28;29(3):195-206. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.807.
First, this paper estimates the dimensions of the market for cannabis in Spain using data on the extent of consumption and the main patterns of use of consumers. Then the paper reviews the hypothetical production and distribution costs of these drugs in different production regimes under different legal conditions. The review shows that current prices of cannabis in the illegal market could be notably reduced if production and distribution of cannabis were decriminalized and even more if they were performed by legal enterprises. Thirdly, we examine the relationship between prices and consumption levels by analysing the price elasticity of demand. A fall in the prices of cannabis products will likely result in an increase in the number of users and in the total amount consumed. Lastly we consider several alternatives for the taxation of cannabis derivatives to counteract the likely fall in prices, and their pros and cons.
首先，本文使用关于消费者消费程度和主要消费模式的数据，估算了西班牙大麻市场的规模。然后，本文回顾了在不同法律条件下不同生产制度下这些毒品的假设生产和分销成本。审查表明，如果大麻的生产和分销合法化，甚至如果由合法企业进行，非法市场上大麻的当前价格可能会显著降低。第三，我们通过分析需求的价格弹性来研究价格与消费水平之间的关系。大麻产品价格的下降可能会导致使用者数量增加和总消费量增加。最后，我们考虑了几种大麻衍生产品征税的替代方案，以抵消价格可能下降的影响，并分析其利弊。
