Rodríguez Mera, A.F. Morality, Wholesomeness, and Consumption. Cannabis Regulatory Regimes in Ecuador. Preprints2023, 2023091958. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1958.v1
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Rodríguez Mera, A.F. (2023). Morality, Wholesomeness, and Consumption. Cannabis Regulatory Regimes in Ecuador. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1958.v1
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Rodríguez Mera, A.F. 2023 "Morality, Wholesomeness, and Consumption. Cannabis Regulatory Regimes in Ecuador" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1958.v1
Abstract
This article analyzes laws, normative reforms and regulations surrounding the practices and mechanisms of control over the consumption, cultivation and commercialization of cannabis. On the one hand, I investigate regulatory practices that deny rights for the consumption of cannabis classified as recreational. On the other hand, I study regulatory practices that extend rights for the production, consumption and commercialization of cannabis classified as medicinal and industrial. The empirical moment is composed of four stages and methodological tools. First, I conduct an analysis of state policies. Then, I analyze nine laws and codes on cannabis regulation from 1970 to the present. Next, I perform five semi-structured interviews. Finally, I develop two life stories of former people deprived of their liberty for cannabis cultivation and trade. In this way, I trace forms of regulation on multiple demands, knowledge, interests and beliefs. This research focuses on state regulation. Cannabis regulatory regimes are conceived as constructions of political, social and economic truths, meanings and rights. In sum, the answer to the question of how collective demands around cannabis are regulated in Ecuador stipulates that state action reinforces stigmatization and criminalization. In addition, it legitimizes moral entrepreneurs and counter-movements around cannabis.
Keywords
regulatory regimes; control devices; cannabis; rights extension; rights denial
Subject
Social Sciences, Sociology
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