610. Who Wins and Who Loses Once the U.S. Legalizes Weed?

Some people want the new cannabis economy to look like the craft-beer movement. Others are hoping to build the Amazon of pot. And one expert would prefer a government-run monopoly. We listen in as they fight it out. (Part four of a four-part series .) SOURCES: Jon Caulkins , professor of operations research and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University. Adam Goers , senior vice president of The Cannabist Company and chairperson of the Coalition for Cannabis Scheduling Reform. Yasmin Hurd , director of the Addiction Institute at Mount Sinai. Jared Polis , governor of Colorado. Ryan Stoa , associate professor of law at Louisiana State University. RESOURCES: " Prevalence of and Trends in Current Cannabis Use Among U.S. Youth and Adults, 2013–2022 ," by Delvon T. Mattingly, Maggie K. Richardson, and Joy L. Hart ( Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports, 2024). " Colorado’s Weed Market Is Coming Down Hard and It’s Making Other States Nervous ," by Mona Zhang ( Politico, 2024). " Reducing Alcohol Consumption, the Nordic Way: Alcohol Monopolies, Marketing Bans and Higher Taxation ," by the World Health Organization (2023). " Economic Benefits and Social Costs of Legalizing Recreational Mari…