Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/311733 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. TI 2025-009/V
Publisher: 
Tinbergen Institute, Amsterdam and Rotterdam
Abstract: 
Around 50 years ago, the Netherlands decriminalized cannabis for recreational use. This paper uses retrospective data on the ages at which individuals began and ceased cannabis use to reconstruct its prevalence in Amsterdam during the period surrounding the policy change. This approach enables a detailed analysis of the policy's effects. The main conclusion is that the introduction of this policy did not lead to an increase in the prevalence of cannabis use.
Subjects: 
cannabis use
cannabis policy
age of onset
JEL: 
I12
I18
K42
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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