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Cannabis legalization spurs innovation, but not always in ways that benefit patients or public health

By Lucy Xiaolu Wang, Assistant Professor of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
Nathan W. Chan, Professor of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst

Legal recreational cannabis use comes with an increase in innovation – but tends to focus on what marketers and businesses are interested in, rather than health benefits and risks.

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