Marijuana Legalization: Public Health, Safety, and Economic Factors for States to Consider

Aparna Keshaviah, Eric Morris, Dara Lee Luca, Huihua Lu, Sarah Bardin, Colleen Staatz and David Jones

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Abstract: This brief discusses several factors and unknowns that states should consider when deciding whether to legalize marijuana. Drawing from our research for the Massachusetts Marijuana Baseline Health Study, we summarize potential impacts on tax revenue, public health, public safety, and regulation.

Keywords: Marijuana; legalization; substance use; law enforcement; economic modeling; simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 13
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