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Texas State PA Applied Research Projects
The purpose of this applied research project has three parts: create a framework to explore marijuana legislations; assess the validity of the framework; and provide recommendations to improve future marijuana legislation. When states legalize marijuana, there are several implications that should be addressed to ensure that states do not pervert the social experiment known as commercial for-profit marijuana legalization. Legislative mandates and provisions establish a solution for marijuana’s current illegal status. In addition, regulatory policies influence consumption, industry growth, and community interactions. The presence and quality of current legislative mandates provide a basis to begin an exploratory study. The exploratory framework created in this study is based on four legislative criteria: federalism conflict, regulatory control & design, public health & safety and marijuana tax. Each legislative standard was assessed using document analysis. The 2015 ballot initiative measure Proposition 205, cited as The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act were, and its associated documents were used to test the soundness of the framework. The exploration found that many of the legislative standards in The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act were addressed to some degree. Of the four legislative standards, federalism conflict resolution was the least supported. Federalism conflict resolution is essential to the drafting of marijuana legislation as it is one of the main justifications for introducing the social experiment into a host state. Formal Statement of Research Purpose: The purpose of this applied research has three parts. The first purpose is to create a framework to explore recreational marijuana legislation. The second purpose is to assess the validity of the framework. The third purpose is to provide recommendations to improve future recreational marijuana legislation.
DOSE OF REALITY: POST MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IMPACT IN MARIJUANA LEGAL STATES.
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Marijuana is one of the most abused drugs in the United States. In recent years, it has become one of the most discussed topics with massive media coverage. The principal reason for its nationwide coverage is a constant debate over its legalization. At present, nine states and Washington, D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana. It has been around six years since marijuana was legalized in Colorado and Washington. Also, medical marijuana is legal in thirty states. However, there is a big divide between people?s beliefs on the matter of marijuana legalization. Proponents of marijuana legalization argue that it would allow people to use a relatively safe substance without the threat of arrest, raise new revenue from marijuana sales, and redirect resources to fund new programs. Opponents of marijuana legalization argue that it is too dangerous to use, lacks FDA approval, and has adverse health consequences, and increased societal costs. The goal of this study is to offer an up-to-date overview of the existing information available on the impact of marijuana legalization on the society in marijuana-legal states. An accurate view of this subject would contribute to increased knowledge and improved awareness among people towards marijuana. However, the nationwide effect of legalizing marijuana remains an open question requiring further research and studies.
World Medical & Health Policy
Jonathan P. Caulkins, Angela. Hawken, Beau Kilmer, and Mark Kleiman. 2012. Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford: Oxford University Press. $16.95. pp. 255. Paper. ISBN-10: 0199913730
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James A Swartz
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Why the Future of Marijuana Legalization is Still Uncertain
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Adam Chernew
The purpose of this paper is to examine the future of the marijuana legalization movement and the prospects of recreational marijuana legalization at the national level. While the marijuana movement has made tremendous strides at the state level over a very short period of time, there remains a debate over whether or not this progress will translate into success federally. First, this paper reviews the literature from the field, the majority of which focuses on whether marijuana ought to be legalized for recreational use in the first place. Despite extensive research, the evidence from the field is far from definitive. It remains unclear whether recreational legalization of marijuana raises teenage usage, whether the harmful side effects of marijuana are offset by its medical benefits, and whether the social costs of marijuana prohibition outweigh the social costs associated with its increased use. This paper also details political obstacles obstructing federal legalization of marij...
Before the Grand Opening: Measuring Washington State's Marijuana Market in the Last Year Before Legalized Commercial Sales
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Jonathan Caulkins
Book Review. Caulkins Jonathan P., Hawken Angela, Kilmer Beau and Kleiman Mark A. R. Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know New York, Oxford University Press, 2012, 288pp
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