Policy Outsider

How can states legalize something that is illegal under federal law? Rockefeller Institute Chief of Staff and Fellow Heather Trela explains the growing tension between states and the federal government over marijuana policy, and where it may lead. 

Learn more: Clash of Laws: The Growing Dissonance between State and Federal Marijuana Policies 

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Policy Outsider from the Rockefeller Institute of Government explores and explains how decisions of law and policy shape our everyday lives.  Created in 1981, the Rockefeller Institute of Government is the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. It conducts cutting-edge, nonpartisan research and policy analysis.