New reports and and a live event focusing on Big Marijuana and regulation
Governance Studies
June 16, 2016
Martha Secue, 40, shows marijuana plants growing outside her house in the mountains of Toribio, Cauca, Colombia, February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga

Worry about bad marijuana—not Big Marijuana

John Hudak and Jonathan Rauch

In a new paper, John Hudak and Jonathan Rauch argue that fears surrounding the emergence of “Big Marijuana” are often misguided. They will discuss the paper and the broader legalization landscape with panelists during a live webcast event today from 2:00 PM- 3:45 PM EDT.

Marijuana buds are pictured in chef Christopher Sayegh's kitchen in Los Angeles, U.S., April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

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

Philip A. Wallach and Jonathan Rauch

Also up for discussion at today's Brookings event will be a new paper from Philip Wallach and Jonathan Rauch, which examines how legalization would usher in a “new normal” of marijuana-related regulation and lobbying—revealing both pitfalls and opportunities that lie ahead.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Can the Department of Veterans Affairs be modernized?

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT, June 20, 2016

On June 20, Governance Studies will host VA Secretary Robert McDonald, who will discuss the VA’s transformation strategy and outline how the new reforms will impact veterans, taxpayers and other stakeholders.

The world according to “Star Wars”

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT, June 21, 2016

On June 21, Governance Studies will host Cass Sunstein to discuss how the "Star Wars" universe can inform solutions for today’s culture of partisanship and gridlock.

The battle over the border: Public opinion on immigration and cultural change at the forefront of the election (webcast available)

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. EDT, June 23, 2016

On June 23, Governance Studies and the Public Religion Research Institute will release the PRRI/Brookings Immigration Survey and host a panel of experts to discuss public perceptions of border control, as well as cultural and economic anxieties associated with immigration.

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