Locating Medical and Recreational Cannabis Outlets for Research Purposes: Online Methods and Observational Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research
Eric R PedersenElizabeth J D'Amico

Abstract

An increasing number of states have laws for the legal sale of recreational and medical cannabis out of brick-and-mortar storefront locations. Given the proliferation of cannabis outlets and their potential for impact on local economies, neighborhood structures, and individual patterns of cannabis use, it is essential to create practical and thorough methods to capture the location of such outlets for research purposes. However, methods used by researchers vary greatly between studies and often do not include important information about the retailer's license status and storefront signage. The aim of this study was to find methods for locating and observing cannabis outlets in Los Angeles County after the period when recreational cannabis retailers were granted licenses and allowed to be open for business. The procedures included searches of online cannabis outlet databases, followed by methods to verify each outlet's name, address, license information, and open status. These procedures, conducted solely online, resulted in a database of 531 outlets. To further verify each outlet's information and collect signage data, we conducted direct observations of the 531 identified outlets. We found that 80.9% (430/531) of these outlets...Continue Reading

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Oct 11, 2020·The International Journal on Drug Policy·Elizabeth J D'AmicoJordan P Davis

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