Samantha Pérez-Dávila, Clarissa Iliff, Richard Hahn – 9 July 2026
A Policy Playbook for Building and Fixing Adult-Use Cannabis Markets
The report examines challenges in the design and implementation of adult-use cannabis markets in the United States. It identifies key issues affecting market performance, including regulatory fragmentation, persistence of illicit markets, business compliance barriers, taxation approaches, and public health protections. The report outlines regulatory principles and policy options across federal, state, and local levels, addressing market structures, product safety, enforcement, consumer protections, equity considerations, and evaluation mechanisms to support evidence-informed cannabis regulation.
