It's also price, potency and the bang for the buck.
It is, however, extremely distressing that there is no conversation on these or any similarly fundamental -- and urgently needed -- attempts to reprogram a militant drug war into something that would actually affect the price, potency, and availability of illicit drugs.
"We talk about availability, price and potency of the drug".
The law will place the market in the hands of unregulated criminal organisations; increasing the likelihood of violence between competitors over market control as well as driving market focus on products that are higher in price and potency.
The chapter synthesizes some of the latest research on cannabis in Australia, describing what is currently known about its availability, price, and potency, and the relationship between cannabis and other substances of abuse in the Australian context.
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But the price and the potency are more tempting than the heavily taxed bottles of beer that are the staple of richer Kenyans.In this section Is it really back on track?
Some of the more politically correct American artists rather sadly said, 'We have to leave.'" This is a reference to the loss of the Jackson Pollock estate and the abrupt departure of Robert Motherwell, who said of Frank Lloyd: "If you are in his power, he is ruthless" and: "He knows everyone has his price; Lloyd's potency is money".
What this means in practice has been explored in some detail in Transform's Blueprint for Regulation which outlines potential controls over products (potency, price, information on packaging etc), vendors (licensing, vetting, training requirements), venues for sale and consumption (location, appearance, opening hours), and availability (age access controls, membership clubs).
The dealers selling it for £5 to £10 a gram have found a captive market among people who value the drug's low price and brain-twisting potency: jobless and marginalised young criminals, alongside former and current heroin users who are using NPS as they do super-strength lager: drugs which deliver a good bang for your buck.
Doses, potency, and prices will fluctuate.
