The Pathways Report provides the broad recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission for Marijuana Policy. The report draws from the research and public forums of the Blue Ribbon Commission to provide a comprehensive view of the strategies, policy goals, and policy options available to Californians as they consider the legalization and taxation of marijuana policy.

Comprised of leading policymakers, public health experts, and academics from across the state and nation, the purpose of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy was to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of various policy questions related to the possibility of legalizing, taxing, and regulating marijuana for adults in California. The commission also endeavored to identify the range of solutions that might be deployed to resolve those questions, address the pros and cons of various approaches, and disseminate this information to California voters, policy-makers, and those likely to fund and draft a ballot initiative to tax and regulate marijuana for adults.

Gavin Newsom
Lieutenant Governor of California

Abdi Soltani
Executive director, ACLU of Northern California

Keith Humphreys
Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of Mental Health Policy, Stanford University; and Former Senior Policy Advisor, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.