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October 3, 2024
Blog

Marijuana Use and Mental Health
A common critique of marijuana legalization asserts that marijuana use causes mental illness. Numerous studies document a correlation between use and conditions such as psychosis. This evidence, however, does not pin down the degree to which use causes, versus results …
By Jeffrey Miron
August 7, 2024
Blog

To Reduce Teen Marijuana Consumption, Legalize It for Adults
marijuana Colorado and Washington were the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012. The states began allowing retailers to sell marijuana to adults in 2014. Currently, 24 states and the District of Columbia have followed their lead. In early …
By Jeffrey A. Singer
June 20, 2024
Free Society

Marijuana Prohibition’s Long Demise
… protection Many business owners have erected bollards outside dispensaries after a spate of robberies in which cars crashed through storefronts. Marijuana’s Cash Conundrum Financial institutions are largely unwilling to provide basic services to marijuana businesses, understandably fearful of running …
By Paul Best
May 17, 2024
The Wall Street Journal

Letter to the Editor: Are the Risks of Marijuana Overhyped or Undersold?
Allysia Finley continues her campaign to resurrect reefer madness in her Weekend Interview with Bertha Madras (May 11). Ms. Finley overstates the significance of weak, observational studies to suggest that adults who use marijuana recreationally are at a high risk …
By Jeffrey A. Singer
May 13, 2024
Blog

People v. Armstrong Brief: Marijuana Odor Can’t Be Probable Cause Where It’s Legal
… is unconstitutional. Officers have financial incentives to use odor as a pretext for searches and seizures. But Michigan voters legalized marijuana in part to fight such overcriminalization. Holding that the mere odor of marijuana (which is more prevalent now as …
By Matthew Cavedon
February 19, 2025
Media Highlights TV

Rep. Josh Siegel (D-PA) cites David J. Bier’s policy analysis, “How Legalizing Marijuana Is Securing the Border,” on PCN
Featuring David J. Bier
September 16, 2024
Media Highlights Radio

Chris Edwards’ blog post, “Marijuana Licensing Corruption,” is cited on WGTK’s The Andrew Cooperrider Show
Featuring Chris Edwards
June 18, 2024
Media Highlights Radio

Jeffrey A. Miron’s policy analysis, “The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Update,” is cited on WBAL’s The Torrey Snow Show
Featuring Jeffrey Miron
May 10, 2024
Media Highlights TV

Jeffrey A. Singer discusses the possible rescheduling of marijuana on The World and Everything In It podcast
Featuring Jeffrey A. Singer
April 3, 2024
Media Highlights TV

Jeffrey A. Miron discusses his policy analysis, “The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Update,” on WOGX’s FOX 51 News @ 5 pm
Featuring Jeffrey Miron
March 29, 2024
Media Highlights TV

Jeffrey A. Miron’s policy analysis, “The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Updates,” is cited on CBS WUSA 9 News at 5:30pm
Featuring Jeffrey Miron
December 22, 2023
Blog

Prioritize Marijuana Licenses for Past Offenders? No, Just Eliminate Licenses
marijuana As states ease their marijuana prohibitions, several are prioritizing licenses for individuals “disproportionately impacted” by prior drug laws. This mostly means those with a prior drug conviction. This issue arises because states limit the number of marijuana licenses. That …
By Jeffrey Miron
December 8, 2023
Blog

STATES Act 2.0 Would Make the Federal Government More In Sync with the States and the People on Marijuana
… based products to some degree and under some circumstances. The STATES Act respects states’ rights to prohibit, legalize, or regulate marijuana, mostly free from federal government interference. marijuana The bill also allows for a federal excise tax on marijuana to …
By Jeffrey A. Singer
November 8, 2023
Blog

Ohioans Decisively Vote to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
marijuana Yesterday, Ohio voters approved Issue 2, which legalizes recreational marijuana, by a decisive 57 to 43 percent vote. Issue 2 allows adults aged 21 and older to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana publicly and to grow …
By Jeffrey A. Singer
August 30, 2023
Blog

Marijuana Should Be De-Scheduled, Not Re-Scheduled
… the DEA, Assistant Secretary Levine wrote that her request was based upon the Food and Drug Administration’s review of marijuana’s classification. If the law enforcement agency reschedules marijuana as Schedule III, it will undoubtedly make it easier for …
By Jeffrey A. Singer

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Marijuana Use and Mental Health

To Reduce Teen Marijuana Consumption, Legalize It for Adults

Marijuana Prohibition’s Long Demise

Letter to the Editor: Are the Risks of Marijuana Overhyped or Undersold?

People v. Armstrong Brief: Marijuana Odor Can’t Be Probable Cause Where It’s Legal

Rep. Josh Siegel (D-PA) cites David J. Bier’s policy analysis, “How Legalizing Marijuana Is Securing the Border,” on PCN

Chris Edwards’ blog post, “Marijuana Licensing Corruption,” is cited on WGTK’s The Andrew Cooperrider Show

Jeffrey A. Miron’s policy analysis, “The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Update,” is cited on WBAL’s The Torrey Snow Show

Jeffrey A. Singer discusses the possible rescheduling of marijuana on The World and Everything In It podcast

Jeffrey A. Miron discusses his policy analysis, “The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Update,” on WOGX’s FOX 51 News @ 5 pm

Jeffrey A. Miron’s policy analysis, “The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations: 2021 Updates,” is cited on CBS WUSA 9 News at 5:30pm

Prioritize Marijuana Licenses for Past Offenders? No, Just Eliminate Licenses

STATES Act 2.0 Would Make the Federal Government More In Sync with the States and the People on Marijuana

Ohioans Decisively Vote to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Marijuana Should Be De-Scheduled, Not Re-Scheduled