The economic impact of legalized marijuana has been massive, but does legal marijuana have the impact to create new types of urban spaces? The legalization of formerly illicit vices has created urban spaces thematically constructed around vice, such as The Strip in Las Vegas (gambling) or The Wallen in Amsterdam (prostitution). This paper suggests that legalized marijuana similarly has the potential to construct vice-themed urban spaces in a post-industrial economic paradigm defined by consumption. Using Denver’s South Broadway (an urban area that has been rebranded as “The Green Mile” due to the outgrowth of marijuana businesses in the area) as the foundation for the analysis, this paper uses qualitative methodologies including historical and content analysis and interviews to examine how marijuana becomes normalized through legalization and resituated for mass consumption, in turn creating the possibility for the construction of thematic urban spaces.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2016-08-23T14:58:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 William Weber Dias_.pdf: 1578869 bytes, checksum: 3e91f879918babd4691cb86767895783 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-23T14:58:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 William Weber Dias_.pdf: 1578869 bytes, checksum: 3e91f879918babd4691cb86767895783 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-01 / Nenhuma / Este trabalho buscou compreender o processo de legitimação da maconha no Uruguai. Pela primeira vez um país legaliza todos os setores do mercado de cannabis. Baseado em estudos semelhantes como a legitimação dos cassinos de apostas americanos e a mudança no mercado fonográfico com o download de musicas, o estudo segue a linha dos principais estudos de legitimação e se baseia nos pilares da teoria institucional para analisar o processo de legitimação do mercado. Com uma abordagem exploratória, a pesquisa iniciou em um processo de desk research e análise dos discursos midiáticos e em sua segunda etapa em campo buscou inspiração na pesquisa etnográfica onde foram realizadas entrevistas informais, diários de campo, observações e entrevistas qualitativas semi-estruturadas. O processo de análise e coleta de dados levou em consideração todos os atores oficiais envolvidos no novo mercado. Os resultados demonstraram um mercado com mudanças após a aprovação da lei de legalização. Com pouco mais de 2 anos de mercado legalizado, existe uma certa maturidade no mercado e competidores se diferenciando por qualidade e distribuição. No âmbito dos consumidores, esses possuem ritos de consumo e práticas estabelecidas mesmo antes da legalização, o que indica uma legitimação em processo anterior a mudança outorgada pelo presidente uruguaio Pepe Mujica. O estudo ainda abre possibilidade para outras formas de legitimação e discute com trabalhos de mesma lente teórica as diferenças e semelhanças na legitimação. Existem oportunidades de complementação já que não foram abordados temas como o narcotráfico e os malefícios que esse novo mercado pode trazer a sociedade. Os resultados apresentados são interessantes para os cidadãos uruguaios como também para demais países que buscam uma legalização em diversos mercados. Aos empreendedores e sonhadores que por vezes vislumbram a criação de um novo mercado ou lançamento de um produto. / This study intends to understand the process of legitimation of marijuana in Uruguay. For the first time a country legalizes all cannabis market sectors. Based on similar studies as the legitimation of American casinos and the change in the music industry with downloads, the study follows the line of the main studies of legitimation and is based on institutional theory to analyze the market legitimation process . With an exploratory approach, this research began in a process of desk research and analysis of media discourse and its second stage sought inspiration in ethnographic research which were conducted informal interviews, daily field, observations and semi-structured interviews. The process of analysis and data collection took into account all the official players involved in the new market. The results showed a market with changes after the approval of the legalization law. With just over two years of legalized market, there is a certain maturity in the market and competitors by differentiating quality and distribution. About consumers, these have consumption rites and practices established even before legalization, which indicates a legitimisation in previous process change granted by Uruguay's President Pepe Mujica. The study also opens the possibility for other forms of legitimation and discusses with work as a theoretical lens differences and similarities in legitimation. There are complementary opportunities as they were not addressed issues such as drug trafficking and the dangers that this new market can bring to society. The results are interesting for Uruguayan citizens but also for other countries seeking legalization in several markets. Entrepreneurs and dreamers who sometimes dream with the creation of a new market or launching a product.

Submitted by Guilherme Ramos (guilhermedearamos@yahoo.com.br) on 2018-10-10T16:49:15Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Master Thesis_Guilherme Ramos_submitted.pdf: 999203 bytes, checksum: cadbd02a289a643e51d22ad07260c5e4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by ÁUREA CORRÊA DA FONSECA CORRÊA DA FONSECA (aurea.fonseca@fgv.br) on 2018-10-11T14:06:40Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Master Thesis_Guilherme Ramos_submitted.pdf: 999203 bytes, checksum: cadbd02a289a643e51d22ad07260c5e4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-29T13:04:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Master Thesis_Guilherme Ramos_submitted.pdf: 999203 bytes, checksum: cadbd02a289a643e51d22ad07260c5e4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-09-13 / Prior literature has demonstrated that liberals and conservatives often diverge on policy issues partly because they have different psychological characteristics and partly because they are influenced by in- and out-groups (e.g., parties). In the present work, we investigate a relatively under-investigated topic, namely marijuana legalization, and test whether groupness affect opinion toward this policy over and above potential differences in psychological traits and states (e.g., personality, cognitive processing). Additionally, building on literature on morality and divergence from reference groups, we propose that part of the right-wing’s opposition to this policy comes from moral repugnance against out-groups. Results are consistent with our predictions. Study 1 validated an important assumption: individuals strongly associate marijuana legalization as a leftist policy. Importantly, study 2 showed that when marijuana legalization was endorsed by a center-right politician, individuals along the political spectrum expressed similar support for the policy; nevertheless, political ideology became a significant predictor of policy support when a leftist politician was behind the policy. This interaction was mostly due to rightwing individuals becoming less favorable toward the policy when a left-wing politician was behind it. Left-wing individuals, in turn, did not significantly shift their opinion. Finally, we discuss limitations, alternative explanations, and avenues for future research, while also proposing a third study which could more precisely test our theory.

Submitted by Rodrigo Dias (dsdias.rodrigo@gmail.com) on 2018-05-14T20:00:10Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertation - Rodrigo Dias.pdf: 1200543 bytes, checksum: 55982ff5b80c53cb3762bce772efae63 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by ÁUREA CORRÊA DA FONSECA CORRÊA DA FONSECA (aurea.fonseca@fgv.br) on 2018-05-18T21:03:48Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertation - Rodrigo Dias.pdf: 1200543 bytes, checksum: 55982ff5b80c53cb3762bce772efae63 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-15T12:25:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertation - Rodrigo Dias.pdf: 1200543 bytes, checksum: 55982ff5b80c53cb3762bce772efae63 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-12-18 / In this paper, we examine why attitudes toward marijuana legalization are split along ideological lines. In a survey, we found that conservatives were more likely to oppose this policy partly because of their greater reliance on the authority and purity foundations of morality. Curiously, concerns about harm were found to play no role in determining attitudes toward marijuana legalization, even though those who were against this policy frequently explained their views with harm-related accounts. In an experiment, we found that opponents of legalization were more likely to adopt a more favorable view towards it when exposed to arguments and sources that were consistent with the authority and purity dimensions of morality. Precisely, subjects who initially opposed legalization were more likely to change their attitudes when exposed to arguments that were based on the purity (vs. harm) foundation of morality, and when they were led to believe that these arguments were given by religious (vs. business) leaders.