Colorado’s implementation of legal marijuana policies has been a patchwork of regulation against a backdrop of diverse public opinion.

Johns, Tracy L. (2016) Colorado’s implementation of legal marijuana policies has been a patchwork of regulation against a backdrop of diverse public opinion. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (06 Jan 2016). Website.

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The recreational use of marijuana in Colorado has now been legal for more than three years, but cities, municipalities and counties have had the freedom to choose whether or not to legalize the drug or for it to remain banned. In new research using survey data and panel interviews with Coloradan local administrators, Tracy L. Johns finds that in their decision making these officials had to consider often divided local public opinion against the potential economic costs and benefits of legalization and the workload of enforcing marijuana policies.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	04 Jan 2017 12:32
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:23
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/68724

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