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De facto or de jure? : ethnic differences in quit responses to legal protections of medical marijuana dispensaries
Williams, Jenny; Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo; Smart, Rosanna - 2019
This paper studies the impact of legal medical marijuana markets on the decision to quit marijuana use. We distinguish between de jure legalization, where dispensaries are legally protected, and de facto legalization, where dispensaries operate in the absence of laws protecting them. Geographic...
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Going after the addiction, not the addicted : the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal
Félix, Sónia; Portugal, Pedro; Tavares, Ana - 2017
This paper investigates the impact of drug decriminalization in Portugal using the Synthetic Control Method. The … applied econometric methodology compares Portuguese drug-related variables with the ones extracted from a convex combination … in the number of heroine and cocaine seizures, a decrease in the number of offenses and drug-related deaths, and a …
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Crime and the legalization of recreational marijuana
Dragone, Davide; Prarolo, Giovanni; Paolo Vanin, Paolo; … - 2017
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 (end of 2014) we find, combining county-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011607580
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Mandatory minimums and the sentencing of federal drug crimes
Bjerk, David - 2017
The United States federal mandatory minimums have been controversial not only because of the length of the mandatory sentences for even first-time offenders, but also because the eligibility quantities for crack are very small when compared to those for other drugs. This paper shows that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011612874
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Do-it-yourself medicine? : the impact of light cannabis liberalization on prescription drugs
Carrieri, Vincenzo; Madio, Leonardo; Principe, Francesco - 2020
cannabis) that occurred in Italy in 2017. Using unique and high-frequency data on prescription drug sales and by exploiting the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012183060
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The intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence: evidence from administrative data
Ahammer, Alexander; Halla, Martin - 2020
To address the opioid crisis, it is crucial to understand its origins. We provide evidence for the intergenerational transmission of opioid dependence. Our analysis is based on administrative data covering the universe of Austrian births from 1984 to 1990. We consider prescription opioids and...
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The economics behind the epidemic : Afghan opium price and prescription opioids in the US
Deiana, Claudio; Giua, Ludovica; Nisticò, Roberto - 2019
We investigate the effect of variations in the price of opium in Afghanistan on per capita dispensation of prescription opioids in the US. Quarterly county-level data for 2003-2016 indicate that reductions in opium prices significantly increase the quantity of opioids prescribed. The increase...
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The welfare implications of addictive substances : a longitudinal study of life satisfaction of drug users
Moschion, Julie; Powdthavee, Nattavudh - 2017
This paper provides an empirical test of the rational addiction model, used in economics to model individuals' consumption of addictive substances, versus the utility misprediction model, used in psychology to explain the discrepancy between people's decision and their subsequent experiences. By...
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High on crime? : exploring the effects of marijuana dispensary laws on crime in California counties
Hunt, Priscilla; Pacula, Rosalie Liccardo; Weinberger, … - 2018
Regulated marijuana markets are more common today than outright prohibitions across the U.S. states. Advocates for 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...
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A path out : prescription drug abuse, treatment, and suicide
Borgschulte, Mark; Corredor-Waldron, Adriana; Marshall, … - 2018
In this paper we investigate the dual role of supply restrictions and drug treatment in combating the concurrent rise … decrease suicides in places with strong addiction-help networks, implying that prescription drug abuse is associated with an …
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