Background Ineffective cannabis regulatory frameworks such as prohibition have sparked
interest in alternative solutions to reduce individual and societal harms. While it has been …

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 …

Objective To determine the effect of recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) and/or
recreational cannabis commercialization (RCC) on emergency department (ED) visits …

The rise in working-age mortality rates in the United States in recent decades largely reflects
stalled declines in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality alongside rising mortality from …

Drug control policy can have unintended consequences by pushing existing users to
alternative, possibly more dangerous substances. Policies that target only new users may …

Objective To examine county level associations between the prevalence of medical and
recreational cannabis stores (referred to as dispensaries) and opioid related mortality rates …

Although supply-side drug policies that limit access to legal opioids have reduced
prescription opioid abuse, growing evidence shows that these policies have had the …

Many states have legalized marijuana over the last two decades, initially for medical
purposes and more recently for recreational consumption. Despite prior research, it remains …

Thirty-four states have medical marijuana laws, and 10 states have recreational marijuana
laws. Little research compares how these two types of laws affect drug consumption in the …

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 …