“These results are consistent with those of numerous other studies showing that licensed cannabis businesses displace unregulated markets, limit youth access, and provide important improvements to local economies and to public safety.”
Category: Legalization
“These findings are consistent with a growing body of literature suggesting that increased retail availability of legal cannabis does not translate directly into higher rates of youth use.”
This campaign is not about promoting the health and safety of Massachusetts residents; it is a trial balloon by a prohibitionist interest group intent upon rolling back legal cannabis markets nationwide.
“Regulation works. States’ real-world experience with adult-use marijuana legalization affirms that it is being implemented in a way that provides regulated access for adults while effectively hindering youth access and misuse.”
“Alarmist claims that adult-use legalization laws are linked with greater marijuana use by teens are simply not backed by government data. These findings ought to reassure lawmakers that cannabis access can be legally regulated in a manner that is safe, effective, and that does not inadvertently impact young people’s habits.”
“Imposing excessive taxes on legal cannabis strengthens illicit markets while weakening legal ones.”
“We find that state legalization of recreational marijuana substantially reduced the arrests and disciplinary incidents for drug law violations. … The decreases in arrests after legalization are especially steep at public institutions [and at] four-year institutions.”
Under the measure, state-licensed retailers will begin selling cannabis products to those age 21 or older on July 1, 2027.