PROFILE

Nathan Sayre
Researcher
Faculty
UC Berkeley Department of Geography
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Nathan studies the political ecology of the western United States, in particular the relations among markets, government agencies, natural resources and rural communities.
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Publications

Final Report to DCC – Transformation of Unregulated Cannabis Cultivation Under Proposition 64

2024

Polson, M., Laudati, A., Sayre, N.

An oversupply of cannabis and high regulatory costs results in an unlicensed market. Based on over 150 extended interviews with people involved with cannabis cultivation in three regions of California, this report documents and interprets the persistence and transformation of unlicensed cultivation since legalization.

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Industrializing cannabis? Socio-ecological implications of legalization and regulation in California

2021

Dillis, C., Bodwitch, H., Carah, J., Power, M., Sayre, N.

The Routledge Handbook of Interdisciplinary Cannabis Research

Will regulation of cannabis production lead to its industrialization? Can more sustainable models emerge for communities and the environment?

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