The debate about regulating cannabis for adult use is on the public agenda. In our view, the best policy on marijuana that a State can develop is the regulation of its cultivation, manufacture and use, focused on reducing marijuana's comparative impact in illegal economies and drug trafficking networks; protecting public health; promoting rural development in prioritized areas; and promoting reparation measures financed with the resources arising from regulation. Drugs are not the devil, but nor are they child's play. A drug policy that would be respectful of human rights and safeguard public health must lie at an intermediate point between full liberalization and the prohibition currently in place.
In this document, based on a comparative analysis of the regulations issued in Uruguay, Canada and the United States and by applying the Principles and Guidelines for Human Rights in Fiscal Policy, we argue for the importance of a fiscal framework based on collecting taxes in the cannabis market and focused on mobilizing the maximum amount of available resources to finance the goals of reducing the illegal market, preserving public health and assisting the populations affected by drug policy, as set forth in the cannabis regulations.
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Alejandro Rodríguez-Llach
Is an economist who holds a Master's in applied economics with a focus on public policy from the University of the Andes (Universidad de los Andes) in Colombia. Over his professional career, he has been a researcher for Fedesarrollo and a consultant for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Carter Center. He is currently the main researcher in the sub-area of Fiscal Justice at Dejusticia. His work is centered on analyzing the relationship between fiscal policy and human rights. Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0002-6633-0622
Luis Felipe Cruz-Olivera
Is a lawyer and sociologist who graduated from the National University of Colombia (Universidad Nacional de Colombia). He has studied the quality of life in territories where coca is cultivated and the impact of drug policies on access to social rights among coca-growing populations. He contributed to the report El daño que nos hacen,
presented to the country's Truth Commission, and to the book Laberintos de prohibición y regulación. He is currently a researcher in Dejusticia's Drug Policy area. Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0003-3670-9292
Isabel Pereira-Arana
Is a political science graduate from the University of the Andes (Universidad de los Andes) in Colombia who holds a Master's in Development Studies (IHEID). She has explored the impact of drug policies on rural development and on the right to health. She currently coordinates the Drug Policy area of Dejusticia. Her publications include Voices from the Coca Fields: Women Building Rural Communities and Laberintos de prohibición y regulación: los grises de la marihuana en Colombia. Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0001-7036-8407
