Exploring the role of primary regulation differences for cannabis legalization outcomes – preliminary data from two Canadian provinces

Robinson, Tessa; Jutras-Aswad, Didier; Fischer, Benedikt

doi:10.1080/09687637.2024.2333348

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

2024

DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2024.2333348

|View full text |Cite

Exploring the role of primary regulation differences for cannabis legalization outcomes – preliminary data from two Canadian provinces

Tessa Robinson,

Didier Jutras-Aswad,

Benedikt Fischer

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...

Citation Types

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Year Published

2024

Publication Types

Select...

Article2

Relationship

Self Cite0

Independent2

Authors

Journals

Cited by 2 publications

References 26 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

Nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: Has commercialization been a pivotal mistake for public health?

Fischer,

Hall,

Jutras‐Aswad

et al. 2024

World Med & Health Policy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Canada implemented the legalization of nonmedical cannabis use and supply in 2018. Initial blueprints for the legalization policy framework emphasized public health protection as a priority principle and objective, including related policy design parameters and regulatory restrictions (e.g., strict access and distribution control, advertisement/promotion ban, etc.) also as informed by adverse experiences from alcohol/tobacco control. Conversely, Canada's present legalization ecology is characterized by increasingly far‐reaching commercialization; this includes an extensive for‐profit cannabis production and retail industry producing large sales volumes that centrally include high‐risk cannabis products, with many public health‐oriented provisions hollowed out or circumvented in practice. While key cannabis‐related health problem indicators have increased through legalization, mounting evidence suggests that these adverse outcome dynamics, to a crucial extent, have been accelerated by commercialization aspects of legalization. Meanwhile, since legalization the cannabis industry has pushed for further rollbacks of public health‐oriented restrictions for benefits of increased competitiveness. Using the Canadian case study, we focus on the possible pitfalls and adverse effects of commercialization dynamics for public health‐oriented cannabis legalization. Also since commercialization‐related developments and outcomes are hard to reverse, we urge jurisdictions planning cannabis legalization reforms to carefully take consider related evidence and dynamics when assembling their legalization policy frameworks.

show abstract

Nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: Has commercialization been a pivotal mistake for public health?

Fischer,

Hall,

Jutras‐Aswad

et al. 2024

World Med & Health Policy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Developments in cannabis enforcement practices and patterns associated with non-medical cannabis legalization policies: a basic literature/data review

Fischer,

Albrecht

2024

Journal of Crime and Justice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Info

customersupport@researchsolutions.com

10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614

Henderson, NV 89052, USA

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Blog Terms and Conditions API Terms Privacy Policy Contact Cookie Preferences Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

Made with 💙 for researchers

Part of the Research Solutions Family.

Exploring the role of primary regulation differences for cannabis legalization outcomes – preliminary data from two Canadian provinces

Cited by 2 publications

References 26 publications

Nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: Has commercialization been a pivotal mistake for public health?

Nonmedical cannabis legalization policy in Canada: Has commercialization been a pivotal mistake for public health?

Developments in cannabis enforcement practices and patterns associated with non-medical cannabis legalization policies: a basic literature/data review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About