Estimating tobacco product availability prevalence in medical cannabis dispensaries in Oklahoma, USA, 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

As an increasing number of US states legalise cannabis use, they are faced with creating policies to regulate cannabis sales. In this observational cross-sectional study in Oklahoma, we estimate the prevalence of medical cannabis dispensaries selling tobacco products, which may increase the risk of tobacco use and cannabis co-use due to increased exposure to tobacco retail marketing and availability.

Methods

We downloaded publicly available medical cannabis dispensary and tobacco licence lists from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority and the Oklahoma State Department of Health (April 2024). Using fuzzy matching techniques, we identified businesses that were on both the cannabis and tobacco licensing lists. Then, we conducted online Google business and image

SUBMITTER: Kong AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525095 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature