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

  • Written by Angus Kittelman, Assistant Professor of Special Education, University of Missouri-Columbia
imageMiddle 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...

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