Economist skriver idag att en legal cannabisförsäljning i England skulle dra ner kostnaderna med 361 miljoner pund, samtidigt som intäkterna från försäljningen kan dra in uppåt 900 miljoner pund till statskassan.
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Det ekonomiska är inte den enda fördelen med legaliseringen
Ursprungligen postat av The Economist
The latest research suggests Britain could profit from decriminalising cannabis. A new report from the Institute for Economic and Social Research at the University of Essex evaluates the costs and benefits of introducing a licensed and regulated marijuana market in England and Wales. Once the costs associated with things like regulating the market and medical treatment for abusers are knocked off, the overall savings could be £361m ($574m) a year. On top of this the tax gain from levies on cannabis sales could reach as much as £900m.
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Dessutom blir allt fler britter för legalisering
Ursprungligen postat av The Economist
Legalising cannabis would yield other benefits too. Many fear that smoking pot can lead to greater consumption of other drugs—the “gateway effect”—but licensing weed would also mean fewer people involved in the illegal drugs trade, offsetting those costs.[...]One advantage of licensing cannabis is that the government would be able to control its quality.
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Ursprungligen postat av The Economist
According to the 2010 British Social Attitudes Survey, 58% of Britons think cannabis should remain illegal. Just 4% think it should be legalised without restriction, and 34% say it should be legalised but sold only in licensed shops. Those views are more liberal than in 1993, when 67% said it should be banned, but less so than 2001 when only 46% thought so.