This study is the first to estimate the impact of state medical marijuana laws (MMLs) on labor market outcomes. First, using data from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health, we document that MMLs are associated with an increase in marijuana consumption among younger and older adult males, consistent with increases in use for both recreational and medicinal purposes. Then, using data from the Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Groups, we find no evidence that MMLs affect employment, hours, or wages among working-age adults, including among demographic groups whose marijuana consumption is most impacted by MMLs. Medical marijuana laws that provide access to open marijuana dispensaries only moderately depress wages among young men. We conclude that the labor market effects of MMLs are small.

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医用大麻法律对劳动力市场成果的影响

这项研究是第一个评估州医用大麻法（MMLs）对劳动力市场成果的影响的研究。首先，我们使用《全国药物滥用与健康调查》的数据，我们证明MML与年轻和成年成年男性中大麻消费的增加有关，这与娱乐和医疗用途的使用增加是一致的。然后，使用当前人口调查外出轮换小组的数据，我们没有发现证据表明MMLs影响工作年龄成人（包括大麻消费受MML影响最大的人口统计群体）的就业，工作时间或工资。允许使用开放式大麻药房的医用大麻法律只会适度降低年轻人的工资。我们得出的结论是，MMLs对劳动力市场的影响很小。