The Sociology of Illicit Markets
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 7:00 PM PST – 8:00 PM PST
Santa Ana, California
Hosted by The Social Study
📅 Tuesday, January 13, 2025 ⏰ Talk at 7:00 PM (Doors at 6:00 PM) 📍 Santa Ana — Orange County 🧠 Featuring Dr. Nicholas Athey, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at the University of La Verne. His research examines drug policy, substance-using populations, and criminal networks, using both qualitative and quantitative methods to understand how social systems, behavior, and policy shape substance use and illicit markets. His recent work highlights home-cannabis cultivation among legal users and the spread of cannabis-related political discourse on social media, offering new insight into shifting public attitudes toward cannabis regulation.