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 …

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 …

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 …