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Kids and Cannabis: California Dispensaries Lack Adequate Screening to Keep Out Minors, USC-UCSD study finds
The study of 700 licensed cannabis dispensaries found many retail locations have inadequate screening processes.
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It is Time for the U.S. to Create a National COVID-19 Vaccination Registry
Schaeffer Center expert Jakub Hlávka writes that the U.S. is hurting itself by not having a single vaccination registry, which would enable faster reopening of key sectors of the economy as well as of international travel.
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Assessment of Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries’ Compliance With Underage Access and Marketing Restrictions in California
A new study in JAMA Pediatrics coauthored by USC Schaeffer Center Senior Fellow Rosalie Liccardo Pacula evaluates 700 licensed cannabis dispensaries in California to determining if they are properly screening minors from entering retail locations and being exposed to cannabis marketing and products.
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Supplemental Income Program Design: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial to Examine the Health and Wellbeing Effects on Older Adults by Gender, Duration and Payment Frequency
Older people in the developing world who lack social security benefits and health care may benefit most from monthly income programs.
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Living Arrangements and Supplemental Income Programs for Older Adults in Mexico
Living arrangements often reflect important quality-of-life indicators for elderly adults.
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Pacula Examines Pitfalls in the Legalized Marijuana Marketplace
As the marijuana industry marches toward mainstream acceptance, policymakers are turning to Rosalie Liccardo Pacula to help ensure that its popularity does not outpace scientific understanding of its risks.
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International Travel Restrictions During a COVID-19 Pandemic
With initial restrictions on social interactions being lifted in many U.S. states, policy-makers must consider when and how to lift restrictions on international travel, particularly between Europe and the United States.
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COVID-19 Policy Must Take All Impacts into Account
Human health is obviously crucial, but epidemiological models should not ignore economic and ethical considerations.
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Global Reports of Well-Being Overestimate Aggregated Daily States of Well-Being
Researchers can characterize people’s well-being by asking them to provide global evaluations of large parts of their life at one time or by obtaining repeated assessments during their daily lives.
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Does the Market Reward Quality?: Evidence from India
There are two salient facts about health care in low and middle-income countries; 1) the private sector plays an important role and 2) the care provided is often of poor quality.
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