Beau Kilmer

Dec 4, 2024 | brookings.edu | Roland Neil |Beau Kilmer

Executive summaryAs policymakers and criminal justice agencies review how they have addressed problems related to illegal drugs over the past decade, it is useful to examine relevant data and policy changes from this period. This paper first analyzes trends in multiple criminal justice indicators related to drugs, focusing primarily on the period from 2010 onward.

Sep 9, 2024 | brookings.edu | Beau Kilmer |Roland Neil |Vanda Felbab-Brown

In this episode, host Vanda Felbab-Brown talks with RAND researchers Beau Kilmer and Roland Neil about U.S. domestic law enforcement responses to the fentanyl crisis. Kilmer and Neil highlight a decline in drug arrests, particularly for cannabis, in the United States, but note a surge in fentanyl-related seizures.

Aug 22, 2024 | rand.org | Beau Kilmer

Topics Publisher: Wiley Online LibraryAvailability: Non-RAND Year: 2024 Pages: 2 Document Number: EP-70603 This publication is part of the RAND external publication series. Many RAND studies are published in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, as chapters in commercial books, or as documents published by other organizations. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis.

Jun 27, 2024 | studyfinds.org | Beau Kilmer |Chris Melore

(© robtek - stock.adobe.com)SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Is America in the middle of a mushroom revolution? A new study finds that psilocybin mushrooms, often called “magic mushrooms,” are now the most popular psychedelic drug in the United States. According to research from the RAND Corporation, about 12% of Americans have tried psilocybin at some point in their lives, with 3.1% experimenting with mushrooms in the past year alone.

Jun 12, 2023 | sfchronicle.com | Beau Kilmer |Rajeev Ramchand

Beau Kilmer, Rajeev RamchandJune 12, 2023 Psychedelics such as psilocybin, MDMA and LSD are attracting interest as a treatment for mental health conditions such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. In response to this emerging medical research — and public demand  — some states and cities are changing their laws and policies on the supply and use of these mind-altering substances. In some cases, the changes simply make possession enforcement a low priority for police.