Marijuana Policy

Policy 2020

It is time for a Cannabis Opportunity Agenda

Makada Henry-Nickie and John Hudak

Monday, March 23, 2020

Op-Ed

Cannabis: the new green that’s filling state coffers

Aaron Klein

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Marijuana Policy

The banking conundrum facing cannabis-related businesses

Aaron Klein

Monday, April 15, 2019

Marijuana Policy

Banks don’t want to work with marijuana companies. It’s time for that to change

John Hudak and Aaron Klein

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Reports

A volunteer displays jars of dried cannabis buds at the La Brea Collective medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles, California, March 18, 2014. The dispensary is on a list released by the city of over 100 stores that meet some of the requirements of a voter-approved measure.

Marijuana Policy

Banking regulations create mess for marijuana industry, banks, and law enforcement

Aaron Klein

Monday, April 23, 2018

Marijuana Policy

Uruguay’s cannabis law: Pioneering a new paradigm

John Hudak, Geoff Ramsey, and John Walsh

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Sgt. Matt Krumwiede prepares to put on prosthetic legs to practice riding his longboard at the Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, February 24, 2014. Krumwiede was on patrol in Afghanistan in 2012 when he stepped on an improvised explosive device which tore away both his legs, damaged his left arm, and ripped open his abdominal cavity. Since then he has undergone dozens of surgeries and spent time recovering at Brooke Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, learning to walk again with the use of prosthetic legs. In June 2014, he visited to his hometown of Pocatello, Idaho for the first time since he was injured. Picture taken February 24, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY HEALTH POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 24 OF 35 FOR PACKAGE 'KANDAHAR TO IDAHO - A LIFE IN RECOVERY' TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'MATT KRUMWIEDE' - GM1EA7O158C01

Report

When the VA lies to Congress about medical marijuana, it lies to our wounded warriors

John Hudak

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Report

Worry about bad marijuana—not Big Marijuana

John Hudak and Jonathan Rauch

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Report

Bootleggers, Baptists, bureaucrats, and bongs: How special interests will shape marijuana legalization

Philip A. Wallach and Jonathan Rauch

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Blog Posts

Marijuana is seen for sale at Harborside, one of California's largest and oldest dispensaries of medical marijuana, on the first day of legalized recreational marijuana sales in Oakland, California, U.S., January 1, 2018. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage - RC14812827E0

Up Front

An easy fix could give the marijuana industry access to banking

Aaron Klein

Thursday, January 31, 2019

A thriving marijuana plant is seen at a grow operation in Denver, Colorado December 31, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo - RTSJ4EC

FixGov

The Farm Bill, hemp legalization and the status of CBD: An explainer

John Hudak

Friday, December 14, 2018

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC13737E70C0

FixGov

Why all sides in Congress can get behind Rep. Gabbard’s new cannabis legislation

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

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Multimedia

Brookings Now

Brookings debuts its first documentary-short on medical marijuana in DC

Allison Branca

Thursday, May 31, 2018

A worker collects cuttings from a marijuana plant at the Canopy Growth Corporation facility.

Marijuana Policy

Fixing America’s broken marijuana policies

John Hudak and Fred Dews

Friday, April 20, 2018

FixGov

In a new documentary short, Brookings looks at the human side of medical cannabis policy

John Hudak and George Burroughs

Thursday, April 19, 2018

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Reports

The life she deserves: Medical marijuana in the U.S.

The Life She Deserves: Medical marijuana in the US

Uruguay’s cannabis law: Pioneering a new paradigm

Deputy Director - Center for Effective Public Management

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies