Marijuana smoke is blanketing the United States. Medical marijuana dispensaries outnumber coffee shops in some communities. And no matter where you go, there’s no escaping the debate over whether the drug should be legalized for medical or recreational purposes. Thus far, 20 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws allowing medical use of marijuana. An additional 15, including Minne...

Some studies have suggested that long-term, regular use of marijuana starting in adolescence might impair brain development and lower intelligence quotient (1,2). Since 2012, purchase of recreational or retail marijuana has become legal for persons aged ≥21 years in the District of Columbia, Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington, raising concern abou...

Since 2012, citizens in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washingtonhave voted to legalize the recreational use ofmarijuana by adults. Advocates of legalization have argued that prohibition wastes scarce law enforcement resourcesbyselectivelyarrestingminorityusers of a drug that has fewer adverse health effects than alcohol.1,2 It would be better, theyargue, to legalize, regulate,andtaxmarijuana, l...

this commentary to the editorial of hajizadeh argues that the economic, social and health consequences of legalizing cannabis in canada will depend in large part on the exact stipulations (mainly from the federal government) and on the implementation, regulation and practice of the legalization act (on provincial and municipal levels). a strict regulatory framework is necessary to minimize the ...

In today’s political and social climate, legalizing removing marijuana from the Schedule I federal list of controlled substances has been a major topic discussion across United States. As more states pass legislation to legalize marijuana, whether it be for medicinal or recreational means, market is being created that economically valuable possibilities include increased funding schools, state ...

A recent editorial in this journal provides a summary of key economic, social, and public health considerations of the forthcoming legislation to legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana in Canada. As our government plans to implement an evidence-based public health framework for marijuana legalization, we reflect and expand on recent discussions of the public health implications of...

Studies have argued that the recent recreational marijuana legalization should increase accessibility and acceptability of for youth elevate use. While many empirical studies supported this argument presented in use after legalization, there has been no study examines regional disparities effect on The examination is required because different sub-culture attitudes across regions generate diffe...

I applaud the members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee for holding this hearing regarding Senate Bill 757, which seeks to shield qualified patients who use cannabis therapeutically with a doctorʹs recommendation from criminal prosecution. The physician-supervised use of medicinal cannabis is a scientific and public health issue. It should not be held hostage by the socalled “war on ...