James A. Parrott is Director of Economic and Fiscal Policies at the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School. Parrott’s recent research projects include analyses of the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis in New York City, and of the magnitude of gig and other low-paid independent contract work in New York State.
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Legislation being considered in Washington, D.C. to legalize adult-use cannabis at the national level could lead to interstate commerce in adult-use cannabis. This report examines the potential risks that interstate commerce poses to state-level progress on economic and equity policies in the states that have already legalized adult-use cannabis. The report concludes that allowing cannabis trade between states could erode state and local equity and revenue gains, including legal battles that will reverse equity efforts that were passed to benefit small entrepreneurs and minority groups.Legislation being considered in Washington, D.C. to legalize adult-use cannabis at the national level could lead to interstate commerce in adult-use cannabis. This report examines the potential risks that interstate commerce poses to state-level progress on economic and equity policies in the states that have already legalized adult-use cannabis. The report concludes that allowing cannabis trade between states could erode state and local equity and revenue gains, including legal battles that will reverse equity efforts that were passed to benefit small entrepreneurs and minority groups.
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