Toolkits and one-pagers
The facts on today’s marijuana, sourced and designed to hand to a lawmaker, a reporter, or a school board. Free to download and share.
Legalization Impact Report 2026–2027
Lessons learned from state marijuana legalization, with sources for every figure. The one document to bring to any hearing.
The one-pager set
Nine one-page briefs, one issue each. Print them double-sided and you have a leave-behind for every meeting.
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New to the issue, or need to brief someone who is? These three cover the ground.
Marijuana Legalization: Quick Facts
Daily use, the illicit market, potency, and what legalization has meant for public health, on a single page.
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Marijuana Myths and Facts
Don’t be fooled by pot industry promises. The industry’s most common claims, each answered with the evidence.
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Talking points on marijuana legalization
Need help discussing the harms of marijuana? Sourced talking points for a hearing, a town hall, or a conversation with a neighbor.
Download PDFOne-pagers by issue
The 2026 series. Each one answers a single question with the latest data and a citation for every number.
Youth marijuana use
How has legalization affected young people? Use, daily use, and the developing brain.
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Has legalization made the roads less safe? Crashes, fatalities, and why THC laws are hard to enforce.
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Medicine or marketing scheme? What the evidence says, and how medical programs became the on-ramp to commercialization.
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Revenues vs. reality
Are legal states bringing in massive tax revenue? No. What marijuana taxes actually contribute, and what legalization costs.
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Marijuana and crime
Did legalization cut crime and end the illicit market? What the data from legal states shows.
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Marijuana, opioids, and pain
Will marijuana solve the opioid epidemic? What happened to opioid deaths in legal states, and what the pain research shows.
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Colorado
The first state to commercialize, more than a decade in. What the numbers show.
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Legalization and social justice
The promise was fewer arrests, emptier prisons, and an industry owned by the communities prohibition hurt. Ten years of state data on all three.
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Marijuana and other drugs
Early use, heavier use, and more use of other drugs, from nicotine to opioids. Plus the trials that tested the “exit drug” claim.
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Longer reads for when a one-pager is not enough.
Marijuana potency
More THC, increased use, greater harm. The unforeseen consequences of rising THC levels for mental health, addiction, and public safety.
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Medical marijuana in Europe
How European countries regulate medical cannabis, and how their approach compares with the United States.
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THC driving laws are flawed
Why THC driving laws do not work the way alcohol limits do.
Watch on YouTubeModel policy, ready to file.
Our top marijuana and THC policy recommendations for state legislatures: one track for states without legal marijuana, one for states with it, and draft model provisions in the appendix that legislative counsel can adapt to any state code. Plus the Local Control Toolkit and best practices for health warning labels.
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