, decriminalization, on initiation into cannabis use. Our identification strategy exploits variation in the timing of cannabis policy … results reveal evidence of both heterogeneity and dynamics in the response of cannabis uptake to decriminalization. Overall …, we find that the impact of decriminalization is concentrated amongst minors, who have a higher rate of uptake in the …

The central question faced by policy makers contemplating decriminalization of cannabis is whether such a move will … decriminalization on the decision to start using cannabis. Our analysis is based on individual level information from a general … using cannabis unchanged. This suggests that decriminalization eects when individuals start using cannabis, rather than …