Attitudes to legalizing cannabis use

B-Tier
Journal: Health Economics
Year: 2016
Volume: 25
Issue: 9
Pages: 1201-1216

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the relationship between cannabis use and attitudes to legalizing the use of cannabis. Predictions from theory provide a means of learning about the roles of information, self interest and regret in explaining differences in attitudes to legalization between those who currently use, those who have used in the past and those who have never used. Our empirical investigation suggests that users have a greater awareness of cannabis not being as harmful as abstainers think it is. This may explain why individuals are more inclined to be in favor of legalizing cannabis once they have used it themselves. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:hlthec:v:25:y:2016:i:9:p:1201-1216
Journal Field
Health
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25