Author
Dahlkemper; Linden ; Midgette; Gregory ; Caulkins; Jonathan P. ; Rosalie Liccardo; Pacula ; MacCoun; Robert J. ; Kilmer; Beau
Year
2013
Publisher
RAND Corporation
Language
English
Pages
3
Last Update
24-Jul-2025
Keywords
History ; Sociology
Discussions about fundamental marijuana policy reform are becoming very serious in the United States and abroad. While alternatives to marijuana prohibition have been discussed for years in dorm rooms and at dinner parties, these debates are now occurring in town halls, state capitols, and federal hearing rooms.
On November 6, 2012, voters in Washington state passed Initiative 502 (I-502) which removed the prohibition on the production, distribution, and possession of marijuana for nonmedical purposes and required the state to tax and regulate the newly legal industry.¹ Outgoing Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed I-502 into law on December 6, 2012. This...
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