International perspectives on the implications of cannabis legalization: a systematic review & thematic analysis

A Bahji, C Stephenson - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The legality, recreational and medical use of cannabis varies widely by country and region
but remains largely prohibited internationally. In October 2018, Canada legalized the …

The public health effects of legalizing marijuana

DM Anderson, DI Rees - Journal of Economic Literature, 2023 - aeaweb.org
Thirty-six states have legalized medical marijuana and 18 states have legalized the use of
marijuana for recreational purposes. In this paper, we review the literature on the public …

Societal costs and outcomes of medical and recreational marijuana policies in the United States: A systematic review

MT French, J Zukerberg… - … care research and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Significant support exists in the United States for legalization of marijuana/cannabis. As of
2021, 36 states and four territories approved the legalization of medical cannabis via …

Pain management and work capacity: evidence from workers' compensation and marijuana legalization

R Abouk, KM Ghimire, JC Maclean… - Journal of Policy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We study whether the work capacity of the older working population responds to improved
pain management therapy access. We use the adoption of state recreational marijuana laws …

Medical marijuana and workers' compensation claiming

KM Ghimire, JC Maclean - Health economics, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We study the effect of state medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on workers' compensation (WC)
claiming among adults. Medical marijuana is plausibly related to WC claiming by allowing …

The effects of recreational marijuana laws on drug use and crime

JJ Sabia, D Dave, F Alotaibi, DI Rees - Journal of Public Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs), which legalize the sale and possession of small
quantities of marijuana for recreational use, have been adopted by 24 states and the District …

Does marijuana legalization affect work capacity? evidence from workers' compensation benefits

R Abouk, KM Ghimire, JC Maclean, D Powell - 2021 - nber.org
We study the effect of state recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) on workers' compensation
(WC) benefit receipt among adults 40-62 years. We find that WC receipt declines in …

Workplace alcohol and other drug policy and support services in the United States, 2015–2019

S Oh - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Despite their growing popularity, the extent and nature of workplace alcohol
and other drug (AOD) policy and support services in the United States remain unclear. The …

Sex, marijuana and baby booms

M Baggio, A Chong, D Simon - Journal of Health Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
We study the behavioral changes caused by marijuana use on sexual activity, contraception,
and birth counts by applying a differences-in-differences approach that exploits the variation …

An analysis of cannabis home cultivation and associated risks in Canada, before and after legalization

N Cristiano, K Pacheco, E Wadsworth, C Schell… - Health …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
Abstract According to the 2019 National Cannabis Survey (NCS), approximately 10% of
Canadians who use cannabis grow it for themselves or have someone grow it for them. 2 …