Case Study on the Impact of Cannabis Legalization: Understanding through Canada & the Netherlands
Chaudhary, Harshit (2024)
Lataukset:
2024
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024052816845
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2024052816845
Tiivistelmä
This paper elaborates on the complex legalization of marijuana and the impacts on the tourism and hospitality sectors of Canada and the Netherlands. The piece will look at the transition from prohibition to legalization and implications for the development of cannabis-related tourism experiences. In Canada, legalization has fostered numerous kinds of cannabis-related tourism experiences, such as guided tours of producers and visiting retail outlets, which have vigorously impacted market growth and public sentiment. The decriminalization policy and the unique coffee shop culture in the Netherlands have been significantly responsible for shaping the tourist pattern, making it one of the most important models of cannabis tourism.
This thesis, aims to examine the impact of cannabis legalization by understanding the case countries through the difference in their path to legalization, understanding the effects of cannabis legalization on society and how it changes the behaviour patterns of the tourists. This research provides insights to hospitality and tourism Industry specialists, business owners, governing bodies.
The paper focuses on qualitative research, making it into a case study by critically assessing the figures and patterns of tourist behavior in consumption for a thorough analysis of the economic, social, and regulatory impacts of legalization. The data has been picked from BMJopen, Statista, Prohibition partners etc. The results showed that both countries have benefited greatly in terms of revenue from tourism driven by increased demand in cannabis-related experiences and in search of novelty and authenticity. There remain, however, challenges, more so in robust regulatory frameworks that are going to be put in place to mainstream cannabis tourism in the mainstream market.
Further, the thesis also makes a number of regulatory recommendations aimed at allowing the benefits accrued from cannabis tourism and minimizing the various risks associated with it. This includes stringent licensing requirements, zoning laws that are meant to regulate where and the density of cannabis businesses, and even public health campaigns. In this regard, it is helpful to policy makers, industry players, researchers, and significant in contributing to the discourse on whether the legalization of marijuana is beneficial or bad for the tourism and hospitality industries.
This thesis, aims to examine the impact of cannabis legalization by understanding the case countries through the difference in their path to legalization, understanding the effects of cannabis legalization on society and how it changes the behaviour patterns of the tourists. This research provides insights to hospitality and tourism Industry specialists, business owners, governing bodies.
The paper focuses on qualitative research, making it into a case study by critically assessing the figures and patterns of tourist behavior in consumption for a thorough analysis of the economic, social, and regulatory impacts of legalization. The data has been picked from BMJopen, Statista, Prohibition partners etc. The results showed that both countries have benefited greatly in terms of revenue from tourism driven by increased demand in cannabis-related experiences and in search of novelty and authenticity. There remain, however, challenges, more so in robust regulatory frameworks that are going to be put in place to mainstream cannabis tourism in the mainstream market.
Further, the thesis also makes a number of regulatory recommendations aimed at allowing the benefits accrued from cannabis tourism and minimizing the various risks associated with it. This includes stringent licensing requirements, zoning laws that are meant to regulate where and the density of cannabis businesses, and even public health campaigns. In this regard, it is helpful to policy makers, industry players, researchers, and significant in contributing to the discourse on whether the legalization of marijuana is beneficial or bad for the tourism and hospitality industries.