New and Noteworthy
- The Financial Costs of Legalization, a new report from RI
- March 8th 2017 The Impact of Marijuana Legalization Presentation
- The Impact of Marijuana Legalization on You Tube
- March 13, 2017 Marijuana Report: How the Push for Legalization is Funded
Health Impacts
- Environmental impacts of marijuana farming , this Scientific American article highlights that farming has negative effects on water and fish in particular
- Lessons from Two Years of Legalization, January 2015 , a national report details the first two years of the effects of legalization in Colorado and Washington.
- Public Health Model for Legalization Read the full report here
- Executive Summary from Colorado HIDTA: Youth Use is Up
Public Safety Impacts
Legalization in Colorado and Other States
- The Legalization of Marijuana: The Impact is the second annual report from the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area in Colorado.
- Concerning Trends of Marijuana Commercialization in Colorado, a presentation by Bob Doyle of the Colorado Tobacco Education and Prevention Alliance. Bob shares the latest data and how the marijuana industry is using the old familiar tactics of the tobacco industry: marketing to youth, increasing access, downplaying or denying harms and normalizing use.
Resources from Smart Approaches to Marijuana
a national reform group that does not support recreational legalization