“Should I Buy or Should I Grow?” How drug policy institutions and drug market transaction costs shape the decision to self-supply with cannabis in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic

Běláčková, Vendula; Maalsté, Nicole; Zábranský, Tomáš; Grund, Jean Paul

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.12.002

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“…In-house cultivation, often referred to as 'import substitution' (Decorte, Potter, & Bouchard, 2011), had additional benefits, said respondents, because it gave them control over their product and limited the transactional risks involved in buying cannabis (e.g., Belackova, Maalsté, & Zabransky, 2015). William argued domestic 'homemade factories' were commonplace, with even 'law-abiding' citizens getting in on the action: Cannabis is just grown in factories, I would think… Fuck, everyone going has a grow, even if it's just their own [for personal use].…”

Section: Findings Market Structure and Risk Mitigationmentioning

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An altered state? Emergent changes to illicit drug markets and distribution networks in scotland

Densley

McLean

Deuchar

et al. 2018

International Journal of Drug Policy

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Section: Findings Market Structure and Risk Mitigationmentioning

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An altered state? Emergent changes to illicit drug markets and distribution networks in scotland

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McLean

Deuchar

et al. 2018

International Journal of Drug Policy

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“…Given the global nature of on‐line drug markets, this may in itself explain the higher on‐line prices compared with the local Dutch drug market. Furthermore, the effort it takes to set up a new enterprise in a new market as well as advertising and ‘transaction costs’, such as the risk of arrest and of seizure of the product, of low product quality and lack of choice, as well as the risks of violence, may vary locally . Finally, costs related to shipments (including loss of packages) may influence the (global) on‐line markets to a lesser extent.…”

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Purity, adulteration and price of drugs bought on‐line versus off‐line in the Netherlands

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In the article [1] published in the April 2017 issue of Addition, an error slipped into following sentence of the abstract: "There were no large differences in drug purity, yet small but statistically significant differences were found for 4-FA (on-line 59% versus off-line 52% purity for 4-FA on average, P = 0.001), MDMA powders (45 versus 61% purity for MDMA, P = 0.02), 2C-B tablets (21 versus 10 mg 2C-B/tablet dosage, P = 0.49) and ecstasy tablets (131 versus 121 mg MDMA/ tablet dosage, P = 0.05)." P = 0.49 (in 2C-B tablets) should be P = 0.049. The authors wish to apologize for this error. Reference 1. van der Gouwe D., Brunt T. M., van Laar M., van der Pol P. Purity, adulteration and price of drugs bought on-line versus off-line in the Netherlands. Addiction 2017; 112: 640-8.

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“…Although implicit processes, such as those described here, can outweigh the impact of reflective processes in substance-related decisions and behaviors, substance use is not necessarily ruled predominantly by implicit processes. In fact, there is a general consensus among addiction researchers that if an individual has the necessary motivation and cognitive resources, the impact of implicit processes can be regulated ( Becker et al, 2016 , Belackova et al, 2015 , Petry, 2005 , Woud et al, 2015b , Woud et al, 2015a ). The resulting decisions would exemplify the exercise of free will as this article defines it.…”

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Free will in addictive behaviors: A matter of definition

Klinger

Fadardi

2017

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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Certain people are at risk for using alcohol or other drugs excessively and for developing problems with their use. Their susceptibility might arise from a variety of factors, including their genetic make-up, brain chemistry, family background, personality and other psychological variables, and environmental and sociocultural variables. Moreover, after substance use has become established, there are additional cognitive-motivational variables (e.g., substance-related attentional bias) that contribute to enacting behaviors consistent with the person's motivation to acquire and use the substance. People who are at such risk are likely to choose to use addictive substances even though doing so entails negative consequences. In the sense of complete freedom from being determined by causal factors, we believe that there is no such thing as free will, but defined as ability to make choices from among multiple options, even though the choices are ultimately governed by natural processes, addicted individuals are free to choose. Although they might appear unable to exercise this kind of free will in decisions about their substance use, addictive behaviors are ultimately always goal-directed and voluntary. Such goal pursuits manifest considerable flexibility. Even some severely addicted individuals can cease their use when the value of continuing the use abruptly declines or when the subjective cost of continuing the use is too great with respect to the incentives in other areas of their lives. Formal treatment strategies (e.g., contingency management, Systematic Motivational Counseling, cognitive training) can also be used to facilitate this reversal.

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“Should I Buy or Should I Grow?” How drug policy institutions and drug market transaction costs shape the decision to self-supply with cannabis in the Netherlands and the Czech Republic

Cited by 32 publications

References 24 publications

An altered state? Emergent changes to illicit drug markets and distribution networks in scotland

An altered state? Emergent changes to illicit drug markets and distribution networks in scotland

Purity, adulteration and price of drugs bought on‐line versus off‐line in the Netherlands

Free will in addictive behaviors: A matter of definition

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