TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The kids aren't alright: the effects of medical marijuana market size on adolescents
JO  - Journal of health economics
A1  - Smart, Rosanna
A1  - Doremus, Jacqueline
SP  - e102700
EP  - e102700
VL  - 87
IS  - 
N2  - We exploit shocks to US federal enforcement policy to assess how legal medical marijuana market size affects youth marijuana use and consequences for youth traffic-related fatalities. Using hand-collected data on state medical marijuana patient rates to develop a novel measure of market size, we find that legal market growth increases youth marijuana use. Likely mechanisms are lower prices and easier access. Youth die more frequently from alcohol-involved car accidents, suggesting complementarities for youths. The consequences of marijuana legalization for youth are not immediate, but depend on how supply-side regulations affect production and prices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0167-6296
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102700
ID  - ref1
ER  -