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Beau Kilmer

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Psychedelics Policy Is Changing. Now What?

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By Beau Kilmer
| RAND Corporation
Deanna Lee You're listening to Policy Minded, a podcast by RAND. I'm Deanna Lee. Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at accelerating research and expanding access to some psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment. Some state and local governments have also eased restrictions on psychedelics in recent years. Clearly, the policy landscape around psychedelics is shifting, but many unanswered questions remain.
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Considering the Consequences of Changing Cannabis Policy in Indiana

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By Beau Kilmer, Gregory Midgette, Rosanna Smart
| RAND Corporation
Key Findings Indiana has many broad options with multiple design choices if it decides to change its policies on cannabis. Options range from reducing the penalties for a cannabis possession arrest to regulating and licensing supply and sales to adults. Indiana is not limited to approaches implemented in other states. Indiana's criminal justice costs for enforcing cannabis laws — currently estimated at $10 million to $20 million annually — would not be zero under legalization.
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Indiana's Cannabis Landscape

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By Beau Kilmer, Gregory Midgette, Rosanna Smart
| RAND Corporation
Key Findings Indiana has some of the nation's strictest cannabis laws yet allows the largely unregulated retail sale of hemp-derived delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis — to be sold in grocery stores, gas stations, smoke shops, and other outlets.
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