Institute for Social Drug Research, Ghent University, Belgium.
Department of Social and Political Sciences, Catholic University of Uruguay, Uruguay.
Int J Drug Policy. 2019 Nov;73:49-57. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.06.022. Epub 2019 Jul 20.
In 2013 Uruguay regulated three models for the supply of cannabis for recreational use (Law 19.172), including Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs). According to the Cannabis Regulation and Control Institute, 110 CSCs are active at the time of writing.
This paper has a twofold goal. Firstly, it aims to take stock of how the CSC model has continued to be implemented in practice, drawing on the first-hand accounts of those involved in its management. Secondly, our analysis seeks to contribute to the understanding of the CSC model by considering the different variants of the model that have emerged in Uruguay.
Our analysis draws on qualitative research conducted in Uruguay between June and October of 2018. We conducted 15 semi-structured and face-to-face interviews with representatives of registered Uruguayan CSCs and with 13 other stakeholders.
RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: CSCs' role as cannabis suppliers is perceived positively in terms of the type of cannabis produced and the means of distribution. We found that truly social CSCs co-exist with, and may be losing ground to, quasi-dispensary clubs. A number of factors may have contributed to this, including the Uruguayan regulatory framework, institutional context, and disengagement of members and/or CSC managers. This raises potential new challenges as to the contribution of the CSC model from a harm reduction perspective.
2013 年，乌拉圭规范了三种用于娱乐用大麻供应的模式（第 19.172 号法律），包括大麻社会俱乐部（CSC）。据大麻监管和控制研究所称，在撰写本文时，有 110 个 CSC 活跃。
本文有两个目标。首先，它旨在根据参与管理的人员的第一手资料，评估 CSC 模式在实践中是如何继续实施的。其次，我们的分析旨在通过考虑在乌拉圭出现的 CSC 模型的不同变体，来促进对 CSC 模型的理解。
我们的分析借鉴了 2018 年 6 月至 10 月在乌拉圭进行的定性研究。我们对注册的乌拉圭 CSC 的代表以及 13 名其他利益相关者进行了 15 次半结构化和面对面的访谈。
结果/结论：从生产的大麻类型和分销方式来看，CSC 作为大麻供应商的角色受到了积极的评价。我们发现，真正的社交 CSC 与准药房俱乐部共存，并且可能处于劣势。有几个因素可能促成了这一点，包括乌拉圭的监管框架、制度背景以及成员和/或 CSC 经理的退出。这就从减少伤害的角度对 CSC 模式的贡献提出了新的潜在挑战。
