Is Access to Medical Marijuana a Disamenity?

Michele Baggio () and Jinsub Choi
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Michele Baggio: Dept. of Economics, University of Connecticut

Economics Bulletin, 2017, vol. 37, issue 2, 1267-1273

Abstract: Based on panel data for US states for the period 2000-2015 we find significant evidence that medical marijuana laws reduce the percentage of families with children living in a state where the law was passed. This suggests that the legalization of medical marijuana can be a source of disamenities and produce unintended effects in terms of household decisions.

Keywords: Marijuana; Medical Marijuana Laws; Household Decisions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H8 I1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-06-05
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