Examining interaction between the marijuana legalization and crime rates, accidents and other feared harms

I am saddened by reality that this week is the final week of my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar, which means it will be the last week of student presentations. One presentation this week is exploring “the interaction between the legalization of marijuana and crime rates, crash fatalities, etc.” Here are the links this student has assembled in preparation for his presentation this coming week:

Empirical article published in March 2014, “The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on Crime: Evidence from State Panel Data, 1990-2006“

Cato policy analysis published in September 2016, “Dose of Reality: The Effect of State Marijuana Legalizations“Empirical article published in December 2015,

“Impacts of Changing Marijuana Policies on Alcohol Use in the United States“