Redford Audrey, Dills Angela K
Economics, Management, & Project Management College of Business, Western Carolina University Cullowhee North Carolina USA.
South Econ J. 2021 Apr;87(4):1175-1209. doi: 10.1002/soej.12496. Epub 2021 Feb 18.
States tightly regulate access to alcohol and other substances. During the pandemic and related state of emergency, state and federal governments adopted a variety of regulations affecting this access. State shelter-in-place orders included decisions about whether liquor stores and marijuana dispensaries are essential businesses. Decisions about telehealth access to medical marijuana or treatments for substance use disorders were made at the state and federal levels. This article examines the political economy behind these decisions, focusing on deviations from the norm including Pennsylvania's decision to close state-run liquor stores. Interest groups and other political considerations help explain state and federal policy changes affecting access to alcohol and other substances.
各州对酒精及其他物质的获取实施严格监管。在疫情及相关紧急状态期间，州和联邦政府采取了各种影响此类获取的规定。州一级的居家令包含了关于酒类商店和大麻药房是否属于必要业务的决策。在州和联邦层面都做出了关于通过远程医疗获取医用大麻或物质使用障碍治疗的决策。本文考察了这些决策背后的政治经济学，重点关注与常规做法的偏差，包括宾夕法尼亚州关闭国营酒类商店的决定。利益集团及其他政治因素有助于解释影响酒精及其他物质获取的州和联邦政策变化。
