MOCK THESIS

MBA MASTER IN
TOURISM Diagnosis of the
MANAGEMENT. tourism industry after
the possible
First semester legalization of
recreational cannabis
Prof. Dr. Felix Herle in Germany

January 27th, 2022 David Bahamon Mossos

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Problem statement 01 02 Description of the

problem

Objectives 03 04 Academic
approach
INTRODUCTION
 Problem
statement
 PROBLEM STATEMENT

“Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to

an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they
should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against
possession of marijuana in private for personal use…”
—Jimmy Carter
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
The war on drugs started in the early 70s, introduced by Richard Nixon in
the U.S.A, as a way to mitigate the risks that these substances produce
to the users and society.
the idea that making substances illegal would stop the retail and
consumption of them seems to not give the intended results.
●Drugs are extremely profitable.
●Stress in institutions, police, jails, governments, military.
●High expense for the government and taxpayers.
●has not been able to reduce consumption.
●Has not been able to reduce risk for the consumer.
● Increased violence related to drugs.
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
● A drug is any substance capable of altering the normal functioning of
an organism.
● No substance is either good or bad in itself, the use made of them is
what would determine its consequences.
● Some substances are more harmful than others.
● Some substances are really harmful for the consumers and the
society around them
● There are great opportunities for business and destinations
 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM

REGULATIONS CRIME AND RISKS FOR

VIOLENCE USERS AND
SOCIETY
Objectives
 GOALS

GENERAL OBJECTIVE
Do a bibliographical investigation about the status of
recreational cannabis usage in countries where its
consumption has already been legalized, to be able to
generate an informed prediction about the future of the
tourism industry in Germany in the hypothetical case that
recreational cannabis was legalized in this country.
 GOALS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
● Explain the current restrictions that the consumption of
recreational cannabis faces in Germany.
● Analyze the perception of the stakeholders involved in
the industry
● Generate a conclusion explaining the positive and
negative eects if the legalization of recreational
cannabis becomes a reality in Germany, with a deep
focus on the tourism industry
 GOALS

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
● In case the legalization of recreational Cannabis becomes a reality in
Germany, is it going to generate a positive or negative eect in the
tourism industry?.i
● Do the actual restrictions on drugs generate their intended purpose?.
● Are the consequences of the drug restrictions positive or negative?.
● Who are the Stakeholders in the tourism industry that are going to be
aected if Cannabis consumption becomes legal?.
● How is the perception of stakeholders of the legal cannabis industry in
countries where it already is legal?.
 GOALS

RESEARCH QUESTIONS
● Will the legalization of recreational cannabis consumption in
Germany have a positive or a negative eect on the Stakeholders.
● Is the demand for tourism in places where regulated recreational
cannabis consumption beer or worse than before this substance was
regulated?.
● Are there new market niches in the tourism industry that will be born
after the legalization of recreational cannabis consumption?.
Methodology
 METHODOLOGY

Extensive bibliographic research was made with

third-party data, this method will be used to cover
the large array of phenomena that this problem
implies.
Content and
results
 RISKS OF TAKING DRUGS AND THEIR REGULATIONS

Fig. 1. classification of harm of drugs to users and society . (Nutt et al., 2010, #1561)
DRUGS AND TOURISM
 REGULATION OF CANNABIS
CASE STUDIES

COLORADO
United States of
America

AMSTERDAM
The Netherlands
CANNABIS ATTRACTIONS
Conclusions
 CONCLUSIONS
Drugs are dangerous
You can’t stop humans from using drugs
The prohibition only makes maers worse
Several industries including tourism can receive great benefits
Strong regulation and jurisdiction is required to solve the fundamental
issues of prohibition
A destination can become aractive in the tourism sector just by a
regulation on cannabis but aractions have to be created to
dierentiate from other destinations
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