http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/legalization Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:21:50 -0400 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:21:50 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1403/how-does-medical-marijuana-legalization-affect-the-number-of-marijuana-users-an-inclusion-and-examination-of-different-age-groups By Anthony Duong - This paper studies the effect of medical marijuana legalization on the number of marijuana users in a given state's general population. To measure the number of marijuana users in each state, I used survey data that covers multiple years. Given this data, I used a differences-in-differences model to see if the changes in marijuana use over time in legalized states are signi ficantly different from those in non-legalized states. While my initial results showed that legalization significantly increases the percentage of marijuana users in the general population, this was no longer the case when... Tue, 03 May 2016 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1403/how-does-medical-marijuana-legalization-affect-the-number-of-marijuana-users-an-inclusion-and-examination-of-different-age-groups http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/205/the-need-for-an-open-debate-on-drug-legalization By William K. Boland - The question of the legalization of drugs has emerged sporadically throughout the past few decades of national and international politics, resulting in a plethora of opposing viewpoints. The heated debate has consumed the American public, and as of late, has virtually bombarded them with anti-drug ads and sentiment. The government has fueled its anti-drug campaign with ever-growing amounts of taxpayer money in order to insure the “evil” drugs are kept out of the hands of Americans. It has created an army of soldiers headed by a Drug Czar to fight the drug war in the form of the NDC... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:15 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/205/the-need-for-an-open-debate-on-drug-legalization