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 …

Importance Recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) has been advocated as a way to
reduce the number of individuals interacting with the US criminal justice system; in theory …

Despite nearly 70 percent of the American public supporting legalization of recreational
marijuana, opponents argue that increased marijuana use may diminish motivation, impede …

Twenty‐one US states have passed recreational cannabis laws as of November 2022.
Cannabis may be a substitute for prescription opioids in the treatment of chronic pain …

Background Over the past several years, cannabis has become legal for recreational use in
many US states and jurisdictions around the world. The opening of these markets has led to …

Recreational cannabis markets possibly increase labor demand through investments in
facilities for growing, processing, and retail sales of cannabis, as well as through other …

We analyze the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana on state economic and social
outcomes (2000–20) using difference-in-differences estimation robust to staggered timing …

Objective: Almost half of US states have passed recreational cannabis laws as of May 2024.
While considerable evidence to date indicates cannabis may be a substitute for prescription …

The consequences of legal access to medical marijuana for individuals' well-being are
controversially assessed. We contribute to the discussion by evaluating the impact of the …

Federal legislation to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis could have significant impacts on
the federal budget. While the specific details of any potential cannabis legalization …