@techreport{4b6a953dd1414add9cd2d7d533dc4df5,
title = "Cannabis Use and its Effects on Health, Education and Labor Market Success",
abstract = "Cannabis is the most popular illegal drug. Its legal status is typically justified onthe grounds that cannabis use has harmful consequences. Empirically investigatingthis issue has been a fertile topic for research in recent times. We provide anoverview of this literature, focusing on studies which seek to establish the causaleect of cannabis use on health, education and labor market success. We concludethat there do not appear to be serious harmful health eects of moderate cannabisuse. Nevertheless, there is evidence of reduced mental well-being for heavy userswho are susceptible to mental health problems. While there is robust evidencethat early cannabis use reduces educational attainment, there remains substantialuncertainty as to whether using cannabis has adverse labor market eects.",
keywords = "Cannabis use, Health, Education, Labor market",
author = "{van Ours}, J.C. and J. Williams",
year = "2014",
month = mar,
day = "24",
language = "English",
volume = "2014-024",
series = "CentER Discussion Paper",
publisher = "Economics",
type = "WorkingPaper",
institution = "Economics",
}