Freakonomics Radio   /     607. Is America Switching From Booze to Weed?

Summary

We have always been a nation of drinkers — but now there are more daily users of cannabis than alcohol. Considering alcohol’s harms, maybe that’s a good thing. But some people worry that the legalization of cannabis has outpaced the research. (Part one of a four-part series.)

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We have always been a nation of drinkers — but now there are more daily users of cannabis than alcohol. Considering alcohol’s harms, maybe that’s a good thing. But some people worry that the legalization of cannabis has outpaced the research. (Par
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00:46:08
Publishing date
2024-10-17 00:00
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We have always been a nation of drinkers — but now there are more daily users of cannabis than alcohol. Considering alcohol’s harms, maybe that’s a good thing. But some people worry that the legalization of cannabis has outpaced the research. (Part one of a four-part series.)

 

  • SOURCES:
    • Jon Caulkins, professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.
    • Yasmin Hurd, director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai.
    • Michael Siegel, professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts University.
    • Tom Standage, deputy editor of The Economist.
    • Ryan Stoa, associate professor of law at Louisiana State University.

 

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