TY - JOUR
T1 - The emerging marijuana retail environment
T2 - Key lessons learned from tobacco and alcohol retail research
AU - Berg, Carla J.
AU - Henriksen, Lisa
AU - Cavazos-Rehg, Patricia A.
AU - Haardoerfer, Regine
AU - Freisthler, Bridget
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by NCI ( 1R01CA179422-01 ; PI: Berg; U01-CA154281 ; MPI: Henriksen, Luke, Ribisl) and the National Institute for Drug Abuse ( R01-DA032715 ; PI: Freisthler). NCI and NIDA had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.
Funding Information:
Funding for this study was provided by NCI (1R01CA179422-01; PI: Berg; U01-CA154281; MPI: Henriksen, Luke, Ribisl) and the National Institute for Drug Abuse (R01-DA032715; PI: Freisthler). NCI and NIDA had no role in the study design, collection, analysis or interpretation of the data, writing the manuscript, or the decision to submit the paper for publication.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2018/6
Y1 - 2018/6
N2 - The emerging retail market for recreational marijuana use warrants research and surveillance as such markets are established in more US states. This research can be informed by the existing literature regarding tobacco and alcohol, which highlights the impact of spatial access to tobacco and alcohol retailers and exposure to tobacco and alcohol marketing on smoking and drinking among youth and young adults. Prior research indicates that tobacco and alcohol retailers, as well as medical marijuana dispensaries, are disproportionately located in neighborhoods characterized by socioeconomic disadvantage and by higher proportions of racial/ethnic minorities and young adults. Moreover, retail marketing or point-of-sale practices may differentially target subpopulations and differ by neighborhood demography and local policy. This literature and the methods employed for studying the tobacco and alcohol market could inform research on the retail environment for marijuana, as current gaps exist. In particular, much of the existing literature involves cross-sectional research designs; longitudinal studies are needed. Moreover, standardized measures are needed for systematic monitoring of industry marketing practices and to conduct research examining neighborhood differences in exposure to retail marketing for marijuana and its contribution to use modality and frequency, alone and in combination with nicotine and alcohol. The use of standardized measures for tobacco and alcohol marketing have been critical to develop an evidence base from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that document the impact of retail marketing on substance use by adolescents and adults. Similar research is needed to establish an evidence base to inform federal, state, and local regulations of marijuana.
AB - The emerging retail market for recreational marijuana use warrants research and surveillance as such markets are established in more US states. This research can be informed by the existing literature regarding tobacco and alcohol, which highlights the impact of spatial access to tobacco and alcohol retailers and exposure to tobacco and alcohol marketing on smoking and drinking among youth and young adults. Prior research indicates that tobacco and alcohol retailers, as well as medical marijuana dispensaries, are disproportionately located in neighborhoods characterized by socioeconomic disadvantage and by higher proportions of racial/ethnic minorities and young adults. Moreover, retail marketing or point-of-sale practices may differentially target subpopulations and differ by neighborhood demography and local policy. This literature and the methods employed for studying the tobacco and alcohol market could inform research on the retail environment for marijuana, as current gaps exist. In particular, much of the existing literature involves cross-sectional research designs; longitudinal studies are needed. Moreover, standardized measures are needed for systematic monitoring of industry marketing practices and to conduct research examining neighborhood differences in exposure to retail marketing for marijuana and its contribution to use modality and frequency, alone and in combination with nicotine and alcohol. The use of standardized measures for tobacco and alcohol marketing have been critical to develop an evidence base from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies that document the impact of retail marketing on substance use by adolescents and adults. Similar research is needed to establish an evidence base to inform federal, state, and local regulations of marijuana.
KW - Alcohol retail
KW - Marijuana retail
KW - Marijuana use
KW - Substance use
KW - Tobacco retail
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85041397536&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.040
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.01.040
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29421347
AN - SCOPUS:85041397536
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 81
SP - 26
EP - 31
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
ER -