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Angus Kittelman, Assistant Professor of Special Education, University of Missouri-Columbia

Here’s what happens when a school is located near a cannabis dispensary

Middle schoolers are more likely to walk to school than their younger and older peers. Prostock-Studio via Getty Images

As more states legalize marijuana, researchers are examining the effects of legalization on society. Angus Kittelman, an assistant professor of special education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and Gulcan Cil, a senior statistician at Oregon Health & Science University, decided to look at the effects of cannabis dispensaries being located near schools. They discuss their research in the following Q&A with education editor Jamaal Abdul-Alim.

Is it bad when a school is located near a dispensary?

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