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Regulating Marijuana in California

By Patrick Murphy, John Carnevale

If California legalizes recreational marijuana, the state should develop a single highly regulated marijuana market—for medical and recreational uses. Key policy goals will also need to be addressed—including limiting the illegal market, protecting public health and safety, and raising revenue for the state

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California’s Marijuana Majority

By Mark Baldassare

How did a marijuana legalization initiative pass this year after a similar effort failed six years ago? The answers are found in both national and state trends.

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New Water Rules for Marijuana Growers

By Henry McCann

Cannabis growers will encounter new state requirements next year to address the crop’s impact on California’s creeks and streams.

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Should Marijuana Be Legal?

By Jui Shrestha

Likely voters are more supportive of legalization, as they have been since we first asked about legalization in 2010. Today, 53 percent are in favor and 44 percent are opposed.

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Regulating Marijuana

By Patrick Murphy, Lunna Lopes

Most likely voters support legalizing marijuana, but would it be good public policy? The devil is in the details.

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Regulating Marijuana as a Crop

By Patrick Murphy, Van Butsic

How will legalizing marijuana affect California’s water and the environment?

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New Water Laws Address Groundwater, Marijuana

By Caitrin Chappelle, Henry McCann

Two recent bill packages took important steps toward improving groundwater management and reducing the negative environmental impacts of marijuana farming.

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What’s Next for Legalized Marijuana?

By Patrick Murphy, John Carnevale

Proposition 64 sets in motion a number of steps and procedures designed to create a regulated market for recreational marijuana.

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