Marijuana Policy Diffusion In The United States
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jackson Valentine (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
- Advisor
- Adam Newmark
Abstract: The diffusion of marijuana policy in the United States is a relatively new area of study in political science. I uncover some of the causes and methods of marijuana diffusion in this thesis by organizing my data from all 50 states in an Event History Analysis to measure what causes a state to increase its likelihood of adoption. Using fiscal health of the state, ideological position in the government and in the citizenry, partisan control of a state, and amount of surrounding state with a pro-marijuana policy, I examine how these variables affect each state’s likelihood to adopt. With a series of Cox Proportional Hazards models, I determine (1) that states generally adopt pro-marijuana policies when they are in a good fiscal situation, (2) more liberal and Democratic states are more likely to adopt a pro-marijuana policy, and (3) recreational and medical marijuana policies spread via regional diffusion.
Marijuana Policy Diffusion In The United States
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Valentine, J. (2020). Marijuana Policy Diffusion In The United States. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
- Language: English
- Date: 2020
- Keywords
- Marijuana Policy,
Regional Diffusion,
Innovation,
Event History Analysis,
Policy Adoption