Before the Grand Opening: Measuring Washington State's Marijuana Market in the Last Year Before Legalized Commercial Sales

Beau Kilmer ; Jonathan P. Caulkins ; Gregory Midgette ; Linden Dahlkemper ; Robert J MacCoun ; Rosalie Liccardo Pacula

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Criminal Law;    Washington;    Marijuana;    Survey Research Methodology;    Drug Policy and Trends;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR466
RP-ID  :  RR-466-WSLCB

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

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来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

In 2012, Washington state voters 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 regulate and tax a new marijuana industry. Legalization of possession went into effect almost immediately, but the revolutionary aspect of the law — allowing businesses to openly produce and distribute commercial-scale quantities for nonmedical use — is expected to be fully implemented in 2014.