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College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana

  • Written by Christopher D. Blake, Assistant Professor of Economics, Emory University
College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuanaEffects of legalization on college application rates are short term. wildpixel via iStock/Getty Images Plus

Colleges in states where recreational marijuana became legal over the past decade saw a significant but short-term boost in applications from top-notch students. They also got more applications overall. Those were the key findings of a new...

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