Emerging Indoor Air Laws for Onsite Cannabis Consumption Businesses in the U.S.

Rotering, Thomas; Lempert, Lauren Kass; Glantz, Stanton A.

doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2021.05.012

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“…249 Cannabis companies stated that youth prevention programming helped prevent preteen cannabis use 220 , 221 without messaging against consumption and promoted recycling while avoiding occupational risks arising from workplace exposure to toxins 250 , 251 and secondhand smoke exposure where cannabis is consumed. 252 , 253 Prevention programming directed at youths by the tobacco industry was historically less effective than government prevention programming and promoted youth consumption via forbidden fruit messaging. 28 , 29 In the US, youths had a 12.8% rate of current cannabis use compared with 15.4% rate of electronic cigarette use and a 3.3% rate of combustible cigarette use in January through June 2021.…”

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“…The tobacco industry has used youth prevention, marketing, and environmental CSR programs to displace effective educational programs and regulation . Cannabis companies stated that youth prevention programming helped prevent preteen cannabis use without messaging against consumption and promoted recycling while avoiding occupational risks arising from workplace exposure to toxins and secondhand smoke exposure where cannabis is consumed . Prevention programming directed at youths by the tobacco industry was historically less effective than government prevention programming and promoted youth consumption via forbidden fruit messaging .…”

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Content Analysis of the Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of 9 Major Cannabis Companies in Canada and the US

2022

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IMPORTANCEThe cannabis industry has sought to normalize itself and expand its markets in the 21st century. One strategy used by companies to generate positive public relations is corporate social responsibility (CSR). It is critical to understand these efforts to influence the public and politicians given the risks of increased cannabis use. OBJECTIVESTo analyze cannabis industry CSR behaviors, determine their characteristics, and compare their practices with those of the tobacco industry. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This qualitative study of CSR activities conducted betweenJanuary 1, 2012, and December 31, 2021, evaluated 9 of the 10 largest publicly traded cannabis companies in the US and Canada. Data were collected from August 1 to December 31, 2021. The 10th company was excluded because it engaged in cannabis-based pharmaceutical sales but not CSR. A systematic review of corporate websites and Nexis Uni was performed, resulting in collection of 153 news articles, press releases, and Web pages. Charitable and philanthropic actions were included.Themes were identified and interpreted using modified grounded theory. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES CSR activities and spending.RESULTS Nine major cannabis companies in the US and Canada engaged in CSR activities that encouraged increased consumption and targeted marginalized communities. Companies claimed these activities would mitigate the harms of cannabis prohibition, promote diversity, expand access to medical cannabis, and support charitable causes. They developed educational programs, sustainability initiatives, and voluntary marketing codes and used strategies similar to those used by tobacco companies to recruit public interest organizations as allies.CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE These findings suggest that cannabis companies developed CSR strategies comparable to those used by the tobacco industry to influence regulation, suggesting that cannabis companies should be included when addressing commercial determinants of health.

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Content Analysis of the Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of 9 Major Cannabis Companies in Canada and the US

2022

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“…Municipal regulations can impact consumption levels by way of location and physical accessibility of cannabis products for both current and potential consumers. According to previous literature reviews and document syntheses, increased accessibility has been associated with higher consumption levels of alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis in studies at the municipal/local, provincial/state and national levels (Henriksen, 2012;Rotering et al, 2021;Stockwell et al, 2019). Incidentally, the most recent Statistics Canada report showed that, since enactment of cannabis legalization, self-reported cannabis use in the last three months increased in the three provinces considered between the first quarter of 2018 to the last quarter of 2020: from 16.6% to 21.7% in Alberta; from 13.5% to 23.1% in Ontario and; from 10.4% to 10.6% in Québec (Rotermann, 2021).…”

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Municipal regulation of cannabis and public health in Canada: A comparison of Alberta, Ontario, and Québec

Gagnon

Huỳnh²,

Kilborn

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Canada legalized nonmedical cannabis in October 2018, but significant variations in municipal regulations exist. This study explored the variations that exist and pondered their potential public health consequences. A comparative analysis was completed on the regulations and guidelines that addressed retailers' location and public consumption in the municipalities of Alberta, Ontario, and Québec. Municipal regulations that addressed the location of retailers were more numerous and extensive in Alberta and Ontario (in the context of provincial private retail models) than in Québec (government-based model). Municipalities in Alberta added more restrictions to public consumption laws as compared to municipalities in Ontario and in Québec. These additions were made to Alberta's and Ontario's provincial-level smoking and vaping bans which used tobacco-inspired frameworks, and to Québec's ban on smoking and vaping in all public spaces. The comparative analysis showed the importance of considering municipal cannabis regulations when studying the impact of legalization, given the significant variations that exist. Policy makers should be made aware of these variations in the regulation of cannabis in order to limit health harms and further social inequalities.

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“…(20,26,27) Additionally, multiple states have legalized or decriminalized cannabis and within these states retail outlets selling cannabis have proliferated, with some allowing on-site consumption, and use of cannabis in public spaces is becoming common. (28)(29)(30)(31) These economic and policy initiatives are likely to increase the number of pedestrians under the influence of alcohol and at risk of falls and injuries from motor vehicles. (12,20,32,33) To support advances in polices and urban design strategies to prevent pedestrian falls, there is a need for data describing the burden of alcohol and drug-related injurious falls (6).…”

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Prevalence of indications of alcohol and drug use among patients treated for injurious falls by Emergency Medical Services

Itzkowitz,

Burford,

Crowe

et al. 2024

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ObjectiveTo describe the distribution of alcohol and drug involvement in injurious falls by location and subtype of fall.MethodsUsing the 2019 National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) dataset we identified 1,854,909 patients injured from falls requiring an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) response and determined the fall location (e.g. indoors or on street/sidewalk) and the EMS clinician’s notation of alcohol or drug involvement. We analyzed substance involvement by fall subtype, location of fall and patient demographics.ResultsOverall, for 7.4% of injurious falls there was a notation of substance use: 6.5% for alcohol alone, 0.6% for drugs and 0.3% for alcohol and drugs. 21.2% of falls that occurred on a street or sidewalk had a notation of substance use; alcohol use alone for 18.5% of falls, drugs alone for 1.7% of falls and alcohol and drugs for 0.9% of falls. Substance use prevalence was highest, at 30.3%, in the age group 21 to 64 years, for falls occurring on streets and sidewalks, without syncope or heat illness as contributing factors; alcohol use alone for 26.3%, drugs alone for 2.6%, and alcohol and drugs for 1.4%. Reported substance use involvement was more frequent for men compared to women for each location type.ConclusionsOverall, 1-in-5 injurious falls on streets and sidewalks and requiring EMS attention involved substance use, and these numbers likely underestimate the true burden. As cities seek to expand nightlife districts, design strategies to protect pedestrians from falls should be enacted.

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Emerging Indoor Air Laws for Onsite Cannabis Consumption Businesses in the U.S.

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Content Analysis of the Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of 9 Major Cannabis Companies in Canada and the US

Content Analysis of the Corporate Social Responsibility Practices of 9 Major Cannabis Companies in Canada and the US

Municipal regulation of cannabis and public health in Canada: A comparison of Alberta, Ontario, and Québec

Prevalence of indications of alcohol and drug use among patients treated for injurious falls by Emergency Medical Services

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