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Marijuana Legalization: Public Health, Safety, and Economic Factors for States to Consider

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  • Aparna Keshaviah
  • Eric Morris
  • Dara Lee Luca
  • Huihua Lu
  • Sarah Bardin
  • Colleen Staatz
  • David Jones

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This brief discusses several factors and unknowns that states should consider when deciding whether to legalize marijuana. Drawing from our research for the Massachusetts Marijuana Baseline Health Study, we summarize potential impacts on tax revenue, public health, public safety, and regulation.

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  • Aparna Keshaviah & Eric Morris & Dara Lee Luca & Huihua Lu & Sarah Bardin & Colleen Staatz & David Jones, "undated". "Marijuana Legalization: Public Health, Safety, and Economic Factors for States to Consider," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 2244c433671741ab990a99636, Mathematica Policy Research.
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