Would legalisation and regulation create drug tourism?
Perhaps, although ‘drug tourism’ can only occur if a country takes unilateral action when liberalising its drug laws. If other countries were to legalise and regulate their drug markets too, as is likely to continue to be the case in Europe, it would not be an issue. Where countries have began to reform their drug laws, the impact of people travelling to these countries has been marginal, and drug tourism, where it does occur, is likely to be very small scale and highly localised. Drugs are readily available on the illegal market throughout the Western world and there is no need to travel abroad to buy them. The majority of any drug tourism is likely to be occasional recreational users (eg weekend trips to Amsterdam), rather than hardcore problematic users, who will struggle to finance international travel. Viewed thus, drug tourism need not always be a terrible thing – wine tours of the Rhine valley or visiting whisky distilleries in the Scottish highlands are examples drug tourism th
Perhaps, although ‘drug tourism’ can only occur if a country takes unilateral action when liberalising its drug laws. If other countries were to legalise and regulate their drug markets too, as is likely to continue to be the case in Europe , it would not be an issue. Where countries have begun to reform their drug laws, the impact of people travelling to these countries has been marginal, and drug tourism, where it does occur, is likely to be very small scale and highly localised. Drugs are readily available on the illegal market throughout the Western world and there is no need to travel abroad to buy them. The majority of any drug tourism is likely to be occasional recreational users (eg weekend trips to Amsterdam ), rather than hardcore problematic users, who will struggle to finance international travel. Concerns can also be reduced by restricting sales to local residents. Drug tourism need not always be a terrible thing – wine tours of the Rhine valley or visiting whisky distille
