proposed policy mix can control the increase in cannabis consumption post-legalization and throttle the illegal market. The … and legalization. While introducing a legal market reduces the profits of illegal providers, it increases cannabis … opted for legalization, leaving room for the black market to flourish. Analyzing the compatibility of several policy goals …

An argument against the legalization of the cannabis market is that such a policy would increase crime. Exploiting the … recent staggered legalization enacted by the states of Washington (end of 2012) and Oregon (end of 2014) we show, combining … difference-in-differences and spatial regression discontinuity designs, that recreational cannabis caused a significant reduction …

We provide first-pass evidence that the legalization of the cannabis market across US states may be inducing a crime … drop. Exploiting the recent staggered legalization enacted by the adjacent states of Washington (end of 2012) and Oregon … the legalization of recreational marijuana caused a significant reduction of rapes and thefts on the Washington side of …

The effect of marijuana liberalization on crime is object of a large interest by social scientists and policy … remained substantially unexplored. This paper exploits the unintended liberalization of cannabis light (C-light, i.e. with low … the legalization of C-light led to a reduction of 12% of confiscation of marijuana per each pre-existing grow-shop and a …

policies that would legalize marijuana recreational markets frequently argue that such laws will eliminate crime associated … with the black markets, which many argue is the only link between marijuana use and crime. Law enforcement, however, has … distribution), create crime in neighborhoods with these store-fronts. This study offers new insight into the question by exploiting …

We provide first-pass evidence that the legalization of the cannabis market across US states may be inducing a crime … drop. Exploiting the recent staggered legalization enacted by the adjacent states of Washington (end of 2012) and Oregon … the legalization of recreational marijuana caused a significant reduction of rapes and thefts on the Washington side of …

Evidence on cannabis legalization's effects on mental health remains scarce, despite both rapid increases in cannabis … use and an ongoing mental health crisis in the United States. We use granular geographic data to estimate medical cannabis … that medical cannabis availability had negative effects on mental health for the adult population overall. We also find …

became legal in Canada. In the data set, we identify people with purchases in a cannabis store after the legalization. We … apply a difference-in-difference approach to compare their spending before and after legalization. People with cannabis …Using data on banking transactions, we analyze how people changed their spending behaviour when recreational cannabis …

cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using unique and high-frequency data on prescription drug sales and by exploiting the … light cannabis and anxiolytics, sedatives, opioids, anti-depressants, and antipsychotics. Such medical non-adherence is …