Prior literature has demonstrated that liberals and conservatives often diverge on policy issues partly because they have different psychological characteristics and partly because they are influenced by in- and out-groups ...

In this paper, we examine why attitudes toward marijuana legalization are split along ideological lines. In a survey, we found that conservatives were more likely to oppose this policy partly because of their greater ...

This paper studies the effect of medical marijuana law on different types of crime reported. The effect these laws have on society seems to be bigger than just through the community of medical marijuana users. With data ...

This work analyzed the discursive conflict between the participant subjects in the public debate on the regulation of marijuana in Brazil, in order to understand how these subjects employ medical-scientific and juridical-legal ...

Estudamos os efeitos colaterais da legalização da maconha no Uruguai sobre as taxas de crime em municipios brasileiros próximos da fronteira. Utilizamos dados sobre ocorrências de crimes e apreensões de drogas de duas ...

Cannabis is the most common illicit drug, and understanding its demand is relevant to analyze the potential implications of its legalization. This paper proposes an endogenous three-part model taking into account incidental ...

El cannaturismo es un fenómeno que está emergiendo a raíz de la legalización de la marihuana en varios estados de los Estados Unidos, y en Canadá. En México se aprobó un proyecto de ley para legalizar esta droga para consumo ...