Search Results

Showing results 1 to 4 of approximately 4.

(refine search)
SORT BY: PREVIOUS / NEXT
Keywords:marijuana OR Marijuana 

Working Paper
Economic Benefits and Social Costs of Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

We analyze the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana on state economic and social outcomes (2000–20) using difference-in-differences estimation robust to staggered timing and heterogeneity of treatment. We find moderate economic gains accompanied by some social costs. Post-legalization, average state income grew by 3 percent, house prices by 6 percent, and population by 2 percent. However, substance use disorders, chronic homelessness, and arrests increased by 17, 35, and 13 percent, respectively. Although some of our estimates are noisy, our findings suggest that the economic ...
Research Working Paper , Paper RWP 23-10

Legal Marijuana Poses Policy Questions for States

In recent years, more states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. This raises economic questions for policymakers as they decide how to regulate cannabis.
On the Economy

Journal Article
As More States Legalize Marijuana, Economics Comes into Play

States are facing complex decisions on how to regulate marijuana.
The Regional Economist , Volume 28 , Issue 1

Journal Article
Marijuana Industry Has Boosted Economic Activity in the Tenth Federal Reserve District

Since Colorado became the first state to open recreational marijuana stores in January 2014, the marijuana industry has expanded across the nation and to other states in the Tenth Federal Reserve District, including Missouri, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Within the Tenth District, this expansion has increased commercial real estate demand and tax revenues and created jobs, but has also presented challenges for the industry and local communities.
Economic Bulletin , Issue October 6, 2022 , Pages 4

FILTER BY year

FILTER BY Content Type

FILTER BY Author

FILTER BY Jel Classification

H71 1 items

I18 1 items

R52 1 items

FILTER BY Keywords

Marijuana 4 items

Cannabis 2 items

Legalization 2 items

Colorado 1 items

Economics 1 items

Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 1 items

show more (11)

PREVIOUS / NEXT