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 …

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 …

The gateway hypothesis proposes that cannabis use increases the risk of starting to consume hard drugs. We test this … controversial, but influential, hypothesis on a sample of cannabis users employing a unique set of drug prices. A flexible approach … where previous cannabis use has little impact …

to contain this epidemic to date. We examine whether local access to medical cannabis can reduce opioid-related mortality …. Using a unique data set of medical cannabis dispensaries combined with county-level mortality data, we estimate the effect …

increases than others. Legalizing medical cannabis could reduce opioid-related mortality if potential opioid users substitute … towards cannabis as a safer alternative. I show, however, that a substantial reduction in opioid-related mortality associated … with the implementation of medical cannabis laws can be explained by selection bias. States that legalized medical cannabis …

policies on housing demand in the Netherlands: the distance-to-school criterion, which closed some cannabis shops in a few … crime, but the zero-tolerance was also related to fewer jobs. Our findings reveal that cities benefit from having cannabis …