Validation of secondary data sources for enumerating marijuana dispensaries in a state commercializing marijuana

Cao, Yiwen; Carrillo, Angelina S.; Jankowska, Marta M.; Shi, Yuyan

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108183

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“…A validated approach was used to construct a comprehensive list of RCDs. 3 We complemented the state licensing directory with online crowdsourcing platforms, given research showing that more than half of active dispensaries in Los Angeles operated without a state-issued license. 4 Trained researchers called dispensaries to verify the location, operation status, and requirements about patient ID card and doctor's recommendation.…”

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Assessment of Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries’ Compliance With Underage Access and Marketing Restrictions in California

Shi

Pacula

2021

JAMA Pediatr

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losses. This adds to their already high levels of workplace stress, which can affect the quality of their relationships with children and their families. 5 These deaths also add to and could worsen the ongoing economic hardships experienced by many ECE professionals. 1,5 For children to learn well, the ECE professionals who teach them must be well. At a minimum, staff wellness requires wages and health care access commensurate with the respect and attention these essential frontline workers 6 deserve for their commitment to their profession and their role in young children's lives.

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Assessment of Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries’ Compliance With Underage Access and Marketing Restrictions in California

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Pacula

2021

JAMA Pediatr

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“…Proximity-based methods for linking harms to outlets in physical space have no clear analogue for delivery. Direct-observation outlet censuses are the gold standard for research on brick-and-mortar outlets [16]. Yet the universe of home delivery transactions cannot be fully observed and services may not deliver to fixed regions.…”

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“…Crowd‐sourced directories— e.g . Weedmaps, Tipple—can capture brick‐and‐mortar outlets and should be explored for measuring delivery [16]. Data from delivery service manifests, state‐mandated track‐and‐trace systems, and deliverer cellular location data should be explored too.…”

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Home delivery of legal intoxicants in the age of COVID‐19

Matthay

Schmidt

2020

Addiction

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“…We utilized a business list from the California Bureau of Cannabis Control's (BCC) directory to identify dispensaries (30). This document was last updated to include all businesses with an active license approved by the BCC as of September 2018there were 411 licensed retailers of medical or recreational cannabis listed.…”

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“…We accessed and collected businesses from this list between August 2019 to April 2020. We verified dispensaries by their registration for a license through the BCC, a physical address listed on an independent website, and verification of the business' address on Yelp.com (30)(31)(32)(33). We collected data specifically accessible from their independent websites.…”

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Association of Tetrahydrocannabinol Content and Price in Herbal Cannabis Products Offered by Dispensaries in California: A Purview of Consumers/Patients

Dobbins

Rakkar²,

Cunnane³

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Front. Public Health

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Background and AimsThe U.S. legal cannabis market is saturated with products containing high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), with no distinction between medical and recreational programs. This omnipresence of potent cannabis products seems to be driven by the recreational realm, where cannabis with the highest THC content is prized. This prevalence of highly potent cannabis is conveyed to medical programs, which places consumers (patients) at higher risk for over consumption and cannabis use disorder. Thus, understanding what factors influence the market that patients face in medical cannabis programs could shed light on the risks of legal cannabis. The supply and demand dynamic of the US for-profit cannabis market could explain the current market composition; therefore, we postulate that a financial gain could influence the perpetuation of the prevalence of high THC products in legal cannabis dispensaries. We investigate whether THC content in popular cannabis products correlates with higher prices and assess whether some attributes (type of product, chemovars, or presence of cannabidiol (CBD) affect the association of THC with price.MethodsWe focus on the world's largest cannabis market, California. We randomly selected dispensaries across the state, screened for a web presence and product menu, determined the most prevalent product type, and collected THC and CBD concentration, price, and other product attributes.ResultsWe observed that herbal products were more common, they had THC concentrations greater than 10%, and THC concentrations positively correlated with price. This correlation existed in flower and preroll presentations, all chemovar, and independently of the level of CBD. CBD did not correlate with price; however, the presence of CBD diminished the THC and price correlation particularly in products with high THC (>15%).ConclusionsOverall, highly potent herbal cannabis products (>15% THC) are the majority of products offered and more expensive regardless of product type or chemovar in California dispensaries, suggesting that a financial gain contributes to the current market composition. Efforts to limit the availability of highly potent THC products and educate consumers about potential harms are needed.

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Validation of secondary data sources for enumerating marijuana dispensaries in a state commercializing marijuana

Cited by 9 publications

References 32 publications

Assessment of Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries’ Compliance With Underage Access and Marketing Restrictions in California

Assessment of Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries’ Compliance With Underage Access and Marketing Restrictions in California

Home delivery of legal intoxicants in the age of COVID‐19

Association of Tetrahydrocannabinol Content and Price in Herbal Cannabis Products Offered by Dispensaries in California: A Purview of Consumers/Patients

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