consumption, pricing and legalisation Clements, Kenneth W. 1950- creator Zhao, Xueyan 1971- text bibliography enk Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press 2009 monographic eng

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xviii, 422 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. "Do marijuana users cut back on consumption when the price rises? To what degree is marijuana consumption related to drinking and tobacco usage? What would happen if marijuana were legalised and taxed in the same way as alcohol and tobacco? Is marijuana priced in a similar way to other goods? Economics and Marijuana deals with these and other questions by drawing on a rich set of data concerning the consumption and pricing of marijuana in Australia, a country where the drug has been decriminalised in some, but not all, states. The book applies the economic approach to drugs to analyse consumption, pricing and the economics of legalising the use of marijuana. The result is a fascinating analysis of this widely used, but little understood illicit drug that provides much needed information and policy advice for a wide range of readers, including economists, policy makers and health professionals"--Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. MICROECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE on MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION; 3. THE PRICING OF MARIJUANA; 4. MORE ON THE ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMPTION; 5. DECRIMINALISING AND LEGALISING MARIJUANA; 6. ARE AUSTRALIANS UNIQUE?; 7. PERSPECTIVES; INDEX. Kenneth W. Clements, Xueyan Zhao. Includes bibliographical references and index. u-at--- Marijuana industry Australia Marijuana Economic aspects Australia Marijuana industry Marijuana Economic aspects Industria de la marihuana Marihuana Aspectos económicos Industria de la marihuana Australia Marihuana Aspectos económicos Australia HD 9019 C626e 2009 338.1/33790994 9780521884952 (hardback) 0521884950 (hardback) 2009031394 http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/84952/cover/9780521884952.jpg http://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/84952/cover/9780521884952.jpg DLC 090729 20230410115500.0 112895