We increasingly live in a world of unsolved crime
Jeremiah MostellerIn Wisconsin and neighboring states, only 16 percent of violent crimes result in arrest An analysis of federal data reveals that only 16 percent of violent crimes in Wisconsin’s region…
Federal prosecutors in Madison have stopped prosecuting cannabis offenses
Data from the United States Sentencing Commission shows that Wisconsin’s two federal court districts treat cannabis differently Federal enforcement of cannabis laws in Wisconsin has been minimal in recent years,…
Justice has gotten swifter in Wisconsin; observers see room for more improvement
Two years after the Badger Institute and others rang alarm bells about delays in criminal justice because of staffing problems among Wisconsin’s prosecutors and public defenders, and one year after…
Cannabis citation rates differ widely in small sample of Wisconsin communities
Police in DeForest more than 13 times as likely to issue cannabis citations than counterparts in Milwaukee, Fitchburg or Hobart/Lawrence It can’t be known whether residents of DeForest are more…
Policy Brief: Not your grandfather’s weed
Cannabis products and their changing potency Editor’s note: Marijuana is hardly an unknown drug, having been widely used for several generations. But it is a changed drug, with the increased…
Policy Brief: Tax rates, state revenue and markets for marijuana
How much tax revenue can states raise on legal cannabis before driving users into the illegal market? Editor’s note: The experience of other states, researchers have found, is that legalizing…
Policy brief: Legalizing cannabis likely means more disordered, harmful use, other states show
Findings are mixed, however, for medical-only legalization, and opioid overdoses are likely to decline Research is clear that legalizing adult recreational marijuana use increases the drug’s use. What are the…
Policy Brief: Marijuana legalization’s workforce impact looks positive
Limited research so far shows lower unemployment, higher workforce participation and lower worker’s compensation claims Editor’s note: Cannabis legalization might be a policy that many would assume is a negative…
Policy Brief: What research shows about marijuana legalization and rates of use
Making cannabis legal for all adults increases adults’ use of the drug, but evidence on youth use is mixed Editor’s note: Yes, marijuana legalization increases adults’ use. Youth use is…
Criminal Enforcement of Marijuana Laws Uncommon in Many Wisconsin Counties
Incarceration for cannabis-only crimes becomes still rarer, prison almost nonexistent Many counties in Wisconsin have essentially decriminalized the possession or sale of marijuana, and relatively few people who are charged…