The international joint; Marijuana legalization in the US and State-capacity in Mexican Source Municipalities

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Brief Overview

Can marijuana legalization trigger state-building? In Mexico, California’s 2016 legalization cut drug rents, weakening elite constraints. This allowed source municipalities to expand their capacity, illustrating shocks reshaping political equilibria.

Author

• Joel Mendoza Gómez, Rice University