In the Weeds: Demonization, Legalization, and the Evolution of US Marijuana Policy

Social Forces ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Clayton J Mosher ◽  
Scott Atkins
Keyword(s):  
Marijuana Policy

scholarly journals Social and Political Factors Associated With State-Level Legalization of Cannabis in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Spetz ◽  
Susan A. Chapman ◽  
Timothy Bates ◽  
Matthew Jura ◽  
Laura A. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Marijuana Policy ◽  
Recreational Use ◽  
Levels Of Support ◽  
Shed Light

Thirty-three U.S. states and the District of Columbia (DC) have legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes and 10 states and DC have legalized marijuana for adult recreational use. This mirrors an international trend toward relaxing restrictions on marijuana. This article analyzes patterns in marijuana laws across U.S. states to shed light on the social and political forces behind the liberalization of marijuana policy following a long era of conservatism. Data on U.S. state-level demographics, economic conditions, and cultural and political characteristics are analyzed, as well as establishment of and levels of support for other drug and social policies, to determine whether there are patterns between states that have liberalized marijuana policy versus those that have not. Laws decriminalizing marijuana possession, as well as those authorizing its sale for medical and recreational use, follow the same pattern of diffusion. The analysis points to underlying patterns of demographic, cultural, economic, and political variation linked to marijuana policy liberalization in the U.S. context, which deserve further examination internationally.

“Pot”reneurial Politics: The Budgetary Highs and Lows of Recreational Marijuana Policy Innovation

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-208
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Fisk ◽  
Joseph A. Vonasek ◽  
Elvis Davis
Keyword(s):  
Policy Innovation ◽  
Marijuana Policy ◽  
Recreational Marijuana

scholarly journals How does state marijuana policy affect US youth? Medical marijuana laws, marijuana use and perceived harmfulness: 1991-2014

Addiction ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 111 (12) ◽  
pp. 2187-2195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Keyes ◽  
Melanie Wall ◽  
Magdalena Cerdá ◽  
John Schulenberg ◽  
Patrick M. O'Malley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Marijuana ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Marijuana Policy ◽  
Medical Marijuana Laws
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