Cannabis consumers' preferences for legal and illegal cannabis: evidence from a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In U.S. states that legalized and commercialized recreational cannabis, cannabis sales in illegal markets are still sizable or even larger than those in legal markets. This study aimed to assess cannabis consumers' preferences for purchasing cannabis from legal and illegal markets and estimate the trade-offs under various policy scenarios.

Methods

963 adults were recruited, who used cannabis in the past year and lived in a state with recreational cannabis legalization. In a discrete choice experiment, participants chose purchasing cannabis from a legal dispensary or an illegal dealer with varying levels in product attributes including quality, safety, accessibility, potency, and price. Mixed logit models were used to analyze preferences.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Xing J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373389 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature