Here’s what happens when a school is located near a cannabis dispensary

By Angus Kittelman, Assistant Professor of Special Education, University of Missouri-Columbia
Gulcan Cil, Senior Statistician, Oregon Health & Science University

As more states legalize marijuana, researchers are examining the effects of legalization on society. Angus Kittelman, an assistant professor of special education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and Gulcan Cil, a senior statistician at Oregon Health & Science University, decided to look at the effects of cannabis dispensaries being located near schools. They discuss their research in the following Q&A with education editor Jamaal Abdul-Alim.…

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