Place over traits? Purchasing edibles from medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA
dc.contributor.author | Kepple, Nancy J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Freisthler, Bridget | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-26T15:28:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-06-26T15:28:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-04-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Kepple, N.J. & Freisthler, B. (2017). Place over traits? Purchasing edibles from medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA. Addictive Behaviors, 73, 1-3. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.04.010 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/29369 | |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: To examine discrete purchasing behaviors of marijuana-infused edibles from medical marijuana dispensaries with the aim to identify potential venue- and individual-level targets for prevention. Methods: Two-stage, venue-based sampling approach was used to randomly select patrons exiting 16 medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, California during Spring 2013. Hierarchical generalized linear modeling was used to examine the likelihood of purchasing edibles among 524 patrons reporting a discrete purchase regressed on characteristics of the sampled dispensaries and their patrons. Results: At a venue level, patrons were more likely to purchase edibles from dispensaries located within Census tracts with higher median incomes or in close proximity to a higher number of dispensaries. At an individual level, patrons who identified as Black or Hispanic were associated with a lower likelihood of purchasing edibles when compared to patrons who identified as other non-White, non-Hispanic race/ethnicity. Conclusions: Place-based policies focused on regulating edible sales through dispensaries may be fruitful in influencing access to edibles. Additionally, social marketing campaigns may benefit from targeting both locations where edible purchases are more likely and populations who are more likely to purchase edibles. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | en_US |
dc.subject | Marijuana-infused edibles | en_US |
dc.subject | Medical marijuana dispensaries | en_US |
dc.subject | Purchasing behaviors | en_US |
dc.title | Place over traits? Purchasing edibles from medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, CA | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Kepple, Nancy J. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Social Welfare | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.04.010 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess | en_US |
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