Several countries are opting to legalize cannabis. Does this form of regulation live up to its promise? The Arte television channel has carried out an ambitious investigation into the experiments being carried out around the world and the stakes involved in a booming market.
First concrete example: Colorado.
Since this US state legalized recreational cannabis consumption in 2014, $6 billion worth has been sold. So much money that hasn’t fallen into the pockets of mafias and traffickers. It brought in a lot of tax revenue, which was invested in education. Above all, cannabis consumption has not increased. This is often the fear of those who oppose legalization: that the drug will become commonplace.
This survey also includes Uruguay, which legalized cannabis in 2013. For Uruguayan consumers, there are three different ways of obtaining marijuana. Either grow it at home (the number of plants is regulated, but it’s legal). Join a “cannabis club”, a kind of shared garden where you grow and harvest as a group (again, the quantity per person is limited). Or go shopping at a pharmacy.
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Jacob
