Lessons Learned from Marijuana Legalisation 2020 Report (SAM)
KEY OUTCOMES: Like with our past in tobacco, the full consequences of marijuana commercialization will materialize over decades. However, we do not need to wait that long to understand some key outcomes. For example, the data in this report—and many others—show states that legalized marijuana have among the highest rates of marijuana use in the country, and use is sharply increasing in vulnerable demographics, like youth and young adults whose brains are still developing. These states also have:
- Higher rates of marijuana-related driving fatalities.
- Issues with “legally” sold, but contaminated, marijuana vapes.
- More marijuana-related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and accidental exposures.
- Expansive and lucrative criminal markets.
- Exacerbated racial disparities in marijuana industry participation and criminal justice enforcement.
- Increases in workplace problems, including labor shortages and accidents
For full report https://learnaboutsam.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-Impact-Report.pdf
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