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Cannabis legalization with strict regulation, the overall superior policy option for public health
Author(s) -
Rehm J,
Fischer B
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.93
Subject(s) - legalization , decriminalization , cannabis , harm , public health , public economics , business , economics , political science , medicine , law , psychiatry , nursing
Cannabis is the most prevalently used drug globally, with many jurisdictions considering varying reform options to current policies to deal with this substance and associated harm. Three policy options are available: prohibition, decriminalization, and legalization, with prohibition currently the dominant model globally.[1][Room, R., 2010] This contribution gives reasons why legalization with strict regulation should be considered superior to other options with respect to public health in high income countries in North America.