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 … significant reduction of other canapa-derived drugs (plants of cannabis and hashish). Back-to-envelope calculations suggest that …

We provide first-pass evidence that the legalization of the cannabis market across US states may be inducing a crime …

We provide first-pass evidence that the legalization of the cannabis market across US states may be inducing a crime …

Incarceration is a crucial part of the scholarly analysis of crime, but what happens inside penal institutions largely … (CDA) but avoid classification as illegal and detection in standard drug tests. To conduct the analysis, I have assembled a … seizures, random mandatory drug test results, various measures of harm, violence, and causes of death. I first document a large …

Drug traffickers sometimes share profits peacefully. Other times they fight. We propose a model to investigate this … profits fuel violence. Killing kingpins makes crime bosses short-sighted, also fueling conflict. Only by targeting the most … violence in drug war, which is less studied than interstate or civil war but often as deadly …

We show that the War on Drugs launched by the Mexican President Felipe Calderón in 2007 pushed drug cartels into large … candidate’s party barely lost the elections. Challenger cartels in the drug market leapfrog incumbent drug cartels when entering …

including increased access to naloxone, a drug that can save lives when administered during an overdose. There is a concern that … measure the effects of broadening access to this lifesaving drug. We find that broadened access led to more opioid …

program authorized under the 1988 Anti-Drug Abuse Act to combat illicit drug abuse and to improve the criminal justice system …, on racial bias in policing. Funds for the Byrne Grant program could be used for a variety of purposes to combat drug … crimes, as well as violent and other drug related crimes. The event-study analysis suggests that implementation of this grant …

We model consumer choices for cannabis in a risky environment and determine the supply of cannabis under prohibition … and legalization. While introducing a legal market reduces the profits of illegal providers, it increases cannabis … proposed policy mix can control the increase in cannabis consumption post-legalization and throttle the illegal market. The …

An argument against the legalization of the cannabis market is that such a policy would increase crime. Exploiting the … difference-in-differences and spatial regression discontinuity designs, that recreational cannabis caused a significant reduction …