Regulating illegal drug markets: what legal markets can teach us

Prohibition has important externalities, but it is at least partially responsible for the consumption gap between legal and illegal drugs.2 A fundamental question is: will regulation reduce the harms of prohibition, while maintaining or reducing current rates of drug use and abuse?

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2016-06, Vol.387 (10037), p.2505-2505
Main Authors: Barrientos-Gutierrez, Tonatiuh, Vidaña-Pérez, Dèsirée, Zepeda-Tello, Rodrigo, Hernández-Ávila, Mauricio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug abuse
Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Drug use
Drugs
Humans
Internal Medicine
Internationality
Regulation
Social Control Policies
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
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Summary:Prohibition has important externalities, but it is at least partially responsible for the consumption gap between legal and illegal drugs.2 A fundamental question is: will regulation reduce the harms of prohibition, while maintaining or reducing current rates of drug use and abuse?
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30796-6