Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/243301 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
GLO Discussion Paper No. 964
Publisher: 
Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen
Abstract: 
This article examines the effect of recreational cannabis dispensary sales on traffic crashes by employing difference-in-differences model that exploits the variation in the timing of recreational marijuana dispensary entry across counties within Colorado. Using marijuana-related hospital discharge as a proxy for marijuana use, the results indicate a sizable rise in marijuana-related hospital discharges after the entry of retail cannabis stores. However, there is a lack of evidence that traffic crash incidents are affected by the entry. The preferred estimate suggests that, at 90% confidence level, a large increase in traffic crashes by more than 5% can be ruled out.
Subjects: 
Recreational Marijuana Laws
Cannabis Access
Traffic Crashes
JEL: 
K00
I1
R41
H23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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