Cannabis Use and Support for Cannabis Legalization

A. Palali; J.C. van Ours

Cannabis Use and Support for Cannabis Legalization

A. Palali, J.C. van Ours

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We investigate the determinants of the support for cannabis legalizationfinding a causal effect of personal experience with cannabis use. Current and past cannabis users are more in favor of legalization. We relate this to self-interest and inside information about potential dangers of cannabis use. While the effects of self-interest are not very surprising, the effect of inside information suggests that cannabis use may not be as harmful as cannabis users originally thought it was and not as harmful as non-users are inclined to think it is.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Tilburg
Publisher	Economics
Number of pages	38
Volume	2014-027
Publication status	Published - 8 Apr 2014

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Volume	2014-027

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Cannabis use
Opinions on cannabis use

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