Table 2 State demographic and sociopolitical factors by recreational cannabis legalization status, 2009–2020
Non-RCL states (n = 6,454year-monthsof observation) | RCL states (n = 550year-monthsof observation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthly cannabis possession immigration arrests per 1,000,000 population, [mean (SD)] | 0.32 | (0.66) | 0.39 | (1.06) |
Monthly cannabis possession immigration deportations per 1,000,000 population, [mean (SD)] | 0.35 | (1.35) | 0.13 | (0.54) |
Share of population identifying as BIPOC, [mean (SD)] | 0.30 | (0.16) | 0.36 | (0.17) |
Share of population not proficient in English, [mean (SD)] | 0.04 | (0.03) | 0.04 | (0.02) |
Median household income, [mean (SD)] | 59,417.23 | (9,501.41) | 72,405.03 | (8,758.01) |
Police personnel per 1,000 population,A [mean (SD)] | 9.55 | (5.62) | 6.41 | (4.82) |
Governor’s political party [n (%)] | ||||
Democrat | 2704 | (41.89) | 396 | (72.00) |
Republican or Independent | 3750 | (58.10) | 154 | (28.00) |