Marijuana Policy

Chantel Springer poses with her son Jasiah in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

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The Senate’s new cannabis reform bill can do more for drug war-targeted communities

John Hudak and Sherese Bonner

Thursday, September 2, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Cannabis product boxes are displayed at The Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition (CWCBExpo) trade show in New York City, New York, U.S., May 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

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A plan for marijuana policy reform

John Hudak and Fred Dews

Friday, July 23, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Jun 19, 2021; Eugene, OR, USA; Sha'Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the women's 100m in 10.86 during the US Olympic Team Trials at Hayward Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo

Marijuana Policy

Why the World Anti-doping Agency should revisit its cannabis ban

Rashawn Ray and John Hudak

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The sun reflects off the White House before President Joe Biden's speech before the Joint Session of Congress in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

FixGov

Why has President Biden been slow to embrace cannabis reform?

John Hudak

Monday, May 24, 2021

Reports

Policy 2020

It is time for a Cannabis Opportunity Agenda

Makada Henry-Nickie and John Hudak

Monday, March 23, 2020

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

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

John Hudak

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Report

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

Philip A. Wallach and Jonathan Rauch

Thursday, June 16, 2016

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Soldiers stand guard at the biggest marijuana plantation found in Mexico, in San Quintin, about 350 km (220 miles) away from Tijuana, July 13, 2011. Mexican soldiers discovered the plantation in a remote desert surrounded by cactuses, a top army officer said on Thursday. Soldiers patrolling the area found 300 acres (120 hectares) of pot plants being tended by dozens of men on Tuesday, said General Alfonso Duarte. Picture taken July 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW MILITARY)

Order from Chaos

Will cannabis legalization reduce crime in Mexico? Has it in the US?

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, April 26, 2021

A marijuana leaf is displayed at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, November 27, 2012. Washington State's Initiative 502, that was approved by voters in the November 6, 2012 general election, legalizes marijuana in Washington State effective December 6, 2012. Marijuana remains illegal at the Federal level. Picture taken November 27, 2012. REUTERS/Anthony Bolante (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY DRUGS POLITICS HEALTH AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

FixGov

State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center

Sabina Morris, John Hudak, and Christine Stenglein

Friday, April 16, 2021

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Order from Chaos

Pot, water theft, and environmental harms in the US and Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, April 12, 2021

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Deputy Director - Center for Effective Public Management

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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

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

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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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Marijuana Policy

The Senate’s new cannabis reform bill can do more for drug war-targeted communities

A plan for marijuana policy reform

Why the World Anti-doping Agency should revisit its cannabis ban

Why has President Biden been slow to embrace cannabis reform?

Reports

It is time for a Cannabis Opportunity Agenda

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

Uruguay’s cannabis law: Pioneering a new paradigm

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

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

Blog Posts

Will cannabis legalization reduce crime in Mexico? Has it in the US?

State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center

Pot, water theft, and environmental harms in the US and Mexico

Events

Cannabis reform as a pathway to racial justice and opportunity

Marijuana: A substance at the intersection of race, politics, and culture

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

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John Hudak

Deputy Director - Center for Effective Public Management

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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