Marijuana Legalization Boosts Agriculture Jobs In States That Enact It, New Study Shows

Marijuana Legalization Boosts Agriculture Jobs In States That Enact It, New Study Shows

States that enact marijuana legalization see jobs in the agriculture sector increase more than they would have without the policy change, according to a new economic analysis from researchers at Texas Tech University. The results, which were presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2026 meeting last month, found a 9 percent uptick in agriculture sector employment in states that legalized cannabis—though wages did not incre…