On a High of Legalization, Leading to Low Prices
Three researchers present on the economics of marijuana at 2018 AAEA Annual Meeting
In the past five years, eight states and the District of Columbia have voted to legalize use and possession of recreational marijuana with new ones coming soon. There are many estimates of the legal national market size growing to over $11 billion dollars this year, if you include illicit use the figure jumps to over $50 billion. With the increased growth of legalization comes a huge decrease in prices.
In the Lightning session “The Economics of Marijuana,” three presentations will discuss the consumption and production of marijuana in California, and the status of marijuana in the state of Washington. The organizer of the session, Michael McCullough from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, says “Earlier states have legalized recreational use with a lot of guess work in the cost of production and consumers’ willingness to pay. The research presented in this session should help clarify the current state of the industry and its trajectory.”
Over 1,600 participants are expected to attend the 2018 AAEA Annual Meeting, which will take place on August 5- August 7 at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. This session will begin at 10:00 am on Monday, August 6.
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