2012-05-24T14:24:49Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/drug-policy-and-trends.html http://www.rand.org/multi/dprc/marijuana.html Oct 5, 2011 Oct 5, 2011

The RAND Drug Policy Research Center has provided objective analysis and research to decisionmakers for over 20 years. This page collects DPRC's pertinent published articles and studies, presenting unbiased information for those making decisions about marijuana policy.

http://www.rand.org/publications/randreview/issues/2012/spring/news4.html May 11, 2012 May 11, 2012

Marijuana legalization will be on the ballot in at least two U.S. states in November 2012, and it is the subject of serious debate in a growing number of countries. When it comes to understanding the consequences of legalization, the devil is in the details of how the regulatory regime is designed.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1228.html Apr 9, 2012 Apr 9, 2012

Illicit drug use continues to be an important public health and safety concern in Europe. An evaluation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2005–12 and Action Plans examines the implementation, relevance, and influence of the Strategy and its added value for Member States and at EU level.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120038.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100211.html Oct 31, 2011 Oct 31, 2011

Multiple dimensions of harm need to be displayed to inform human judgments of what drugs should be scheduled; recent efforts ignores drug interactions and mix aggregate and individual harms inappropriately.

http://www.rand.org/randeurope/research/projects/illicit-drug-market-in-europe.html Sep 19, 2011 Sep 19, 2011

To further analyze Europe's illicit drug market and the EU's responses to it, DPRC and RAND Europe are teaming with European partners to expand their original 2009 research on the global drug market.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100213.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

Having a greater knowledge of the amount of marijuana consumed and produced in each country will sustain substantially informed debates both sides of the border.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100215.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

Tener un mayor conocimiento sobre la cantidad de marihuana consumida y producida en cada país permitirá sostener debates sustancialmente informados a ambos lados de la frontera.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/06/15.html Jun 15, 2011 Jun 15, 2011

Efforts by the United States to combat Latin American cocaine smugglers have disrupted drug supplies and captured key cartel leaders, but they have not significantly reduced the region's overall narcotics trade.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1076.html Jun 15, 2011 Jun 15, 2011

Efforts by the United States to combat Latin American cocaine smugglers have disrupted drug supplies and captured key cartel leaders, but they have not significantly reduced the region's overall narcotics trade.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR858-1.html Mar 21, 2011 Mar 21, 2011

This study provides evidence on potential economic impact of policies designed to increase the price of alcoholic drinks on consumers, producers and retailers in the UK. Policy-makers used recommendations to implement a new pricing policy.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR823.html Mar 8, 2011 Mar 8, 2011

In order to inform the European Commission's formal Impact Assessment for a revision to the Tobacco Products Directive, this study provides an overview of evidence for tobacco product regulation and an analysis of health and economic implications.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110038.html Feb 6, 2011 Feb 6, 2011

<p>This paper provides a look back at the creation, evolution and growth of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center (DPRC).</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110057.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

This study provides descriptive information about 1,655 applicants in California who sought a physician's recommendation for medical marijuana, the conditions for which they sought treatment, and the diagnoses made by the physicians.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/10/12.html Oct 12, 2010 Oct 12, 2010

Legalizing marijuana in California will not dramatically reduce the drug revenues collected by Mexican drug trafficking organizations from sales to the United States.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9559.html Oct 11, 2010 Oct 11, 2010

Discusses whether legalizing marijuana in California would reduce the revenues of Mexican drug trafficking organizations and related violence.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CT351.html Sep 21, 2010 Sep 21, 2010

Testimony presented by Beau Kilmer before the California State Assembly Public Safety Committee and California State Senate Public Safety Committee on September 21, 2010.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2010/07/07.html Jul 7, 2010 Jul 7, 2010

Legalizing the production and distribution of marijuana in California could cut the price of the drug by as much as 80 percent and increase consumption.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP315.html Jul 6, 2010 Jul 6, 2010

Legalizing the production and distribution of marijuana in California could cut the price of the drug by as much as 80 percent and increase consumption. While the state has estimated taxing legal marijuana could raise more than $1 billion in revenue, this could be dramatically higher or lower based on a number of factors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9543.html Jul 1, 2010 Jul 1, 2010

<p>Legalizing marijuana in California would lead to a substantial decline in price, but there is much uncertainty about legalization's effect on public budgets and consumption; even minor changes in assumptions lead to major differences in outcomes.</p>