Marijuana Archives

01.09.2024 blurred cars, simulating driving under the influence of cannabis

Cannabis and Collisions

While serious and fatal traffic collisions fell following cannabis legalization in the state of Washington, minor crashes increased with cannabis sales.

Guest Author Annie Voy

10.16.2023 graphs showing the rates of marijuana-related arrests, broken down by possession and public consumption, in Washington D.C. (top) and Los Angeles, CA (bottom)

graphs showing the rates of marijuana-related arrests, broken down by possession and public consumption, in Washington D.C. (top) and Los Angeles, CA (bottom)

Disjointed Arrest Disparities

Following the decriminalization and legalization of cannabis, cities experienced a sharp decrease in the number of possession-related arrests. However, arrests for public consumption went up, with Black individuals experiencing higher rates of arrest compared to White individuals.

Fellow Sean Hagan

08.29.2023 close up image of cannabis plant

Health Equity

Clearing Cannabis Criminal Records

Expungement laws can lessen the social and legal sanctions surrounding cannabis-related arrests, but the current expungement system fails to provide economic and social relief for record holders due to a number of administrative hurdles.

Guest Author Tanner Wakefield

06.30.2022 a graph of growth in different states

Cannabis Possession Arrests

States that decriminalized or legalized marijuana significantly reduced arrest rates among both Black and White youth.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

12.07.2021 marijuana graph

Weed This: The Marijuana Alternative to Opioids

Did state medical marijuana laws change opioid prescribing?

Fellow Sara Mar

10.19.2020 a green leaf with four leaves

Commercializing Marijuana

Legalization advocates claim marijuana reform is an integral part of social justice efforts, but the data show this to be false.

Guest Author Kevin Sabet

10.08.2020 a graph of marijuana on a white background

Policing Pot

Just two years after Senate Bill 350 was introduced, the state of Pennsylvania itself enacted law SB 3, legalizing medicinal marijuana use.

Fellow Pat Williams

02.13.2020 a stack of cookies next to a bud of marijuana

Communications on Cannabis

The continued decline in perceived risk and social disapproval of marijuana use can be at least partially attributed to widespread misinformation.

Guest Author Sung-Yeon Park

10.31.2019 a close up of a plant

Mixed Messages on Marijuana

Messages describing the potential risks of marijuana use have not accompanied marketing campaigns, giving the impression that there are no harms associated.

Guest Authors Salomeh Keyhani, Emily Lum

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