{"id":24335,"date":"2024-05-05T14:16:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T14:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/given-the-public-healthcare-system-in-new-zealand-explain-the-private-and-social-costs-of-recreational-cannabis-use-in-new-zealand\/"},"modified":"2024-05-05T14:16:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T14:16:43","slug":"given-the-public-healthcare-system-in-new-zealand-explain-the-private-and-social-costs-of-recreational-cannabis-use-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/given-the-public-healthcare-system-in-new-zealand-explain-the-private-and-social-costs-of-recreational-cannabis-use-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Given the public healthcare system in New Zealand, explain the private and social costs of recreational cannabis use in New Zealand."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">In the essay, you are to discuss the economic implications of legalising cannabis (marijuana).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in the United States. R<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">etail sales of cannabis in Colorado commenced in January 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">1000 words is max word count but can over the word count by 10%, so 1100 words is absolute max.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Task:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Read two articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto;\">Is Marijuana Legalization Economic Salvation or Hype?<\/em><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>November 25, 2018, Forbes. (https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mikeadams\/2018\/11\/25\/is-marijuana-legalization-economic-salvation-or-hype\/?sh=5edebd5710aa)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><em style=\"cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">If reducing harm to society is the goal, a cost-benefit analysis shows cannabis prohibition has failed<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em>, September 8, 2020, Stuff. (https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/politics\/122696290\/if-reducing-harm-to-society-is-the-goal-a-costbenefit-analysis-shows-cannabis-prohibition-has-failed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400; cursor: auto;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Question :&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Given the public healthcare system in New Zealand, explain the private and social costs of recreational cannabis use in New Zealand. Explain with the help of a diagram whether the equilibrium quantity of recreational cannabis use in a perfectly competitive market is too low or too high compared to the social optimum.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>Helpful tips:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Excellent discussion of the externalities that recreational cannabis use may exert upon the public health system in New Zealand, with reference to diagram. [6 marks]&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Private costs of recreational cannabis use?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Social costs of recreational cannabis use?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 How does this impact the public health system in New Zealand?&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\u2022 Draw a diagram, this will help you explain the equilibrium quantity vs social optimum.<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><font size=\"4\"><br \/><\/font><\/div>\n<ol style=\"font-weight: 400; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-variant-caps: inherit; font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Structure Note:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-variant-caps: inherit; cursor: auto;\">This essay assignment does not require a standard structure of introduction, body and conclusion; however, please read the marking scheme below, as other aspects of formal essay writing, such as paragraphing and logical sequencing of arguments and referencing, are required as part of this assignment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-variant-caps: inherit; background-color: rgb(52, 54, 61);\">Diagrams should be AUTHENTIC (not copied). Diagrams may be hand-drawn but must be scanned and inserted into the document. If you photograph your diagram and insert it as a picture into your document, please ensure appropriate exposure so that the diagram is clear and readable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Case :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">Cannabis \u2014 or marijuana, or pot, or weed \u2014 comes from the Cannabis sativa plant and is one of the most widely available illicit drugs in New Zealand. Until 2020, Penalties associated with cannabis range from a $500 fine for possession to a 14-year jail term for its supply or manufacture.[1] Legalising cannabis has been a heavily debated topic in New Zealand for decades.[2]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">The 2020 New Zealand cannabis referendum was a non-binding referendum held on 17 October 2020. The official results were released on 6 November 2020 with 50.7% of voters opposing legalisation and 48.4% in support (with 0.9% informal votes). Auckland Central MP Chl\u00f6e Swarbrick, a spokesperson of the Green Party, says &#8220;as a country, we&#8217;ve come so far in understanding the need to reduce the harm of drugs by bringing them out of the shadows.&#8221; SayNoToDope campaign spokesperson Aaron Ironside says that the mental health system is strained, and legalising the drug would have added to social harm. &#8220;The use of cannabis is associated with increased risks of a number of adverse outcomes including educational delay, welfare dependence, increased risks of psychotic symptoms, major depression, increased risks of motor vehicle accidents, increased risks of other illicit drug use, and respiratory impairment,&#8221; Ironside said.[3]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\">Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said some of the issues legalisation sought to address &#8211; including referring cannabis users to health services rather than the justice system &#8211; will be looked at regardless of the referendum result.[3]<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Reference:<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">[1]&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Cannabis and the law<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>, retrieved on 12 November 2020, New Zealand Police (https:\/\/www.police.govt.nz\/advice-services\/drugs-and-alcohol\/cannabis-and-law)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">[2] &nbsp;<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The cannabis debate: What are the costs and benefits of legalising it?<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Oct 20, 2017, stuff. (https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/national\/health\/98097026\/the-cannabis-debate-what-are-the-costs-and-benefits-of-legalising-it)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\">[3]&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Election 2020 final results: Special votes close gap; Cannabis referendum still fails<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a>, NZ Herald, Nov 6, 2020. 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