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ArticleCannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.)2025

Measuring the Association Between Cannabis Dispensary Density and Adult Consumption in a Statewide Setting: Does Urbanicity Matter?

Pamela J Trangenstein, Thomas K Greenfield, Deidre M Patterson, William C Kerr

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Article in Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Pamela J TrangensteinAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute.
Thomas K GreenfieldAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute.
Deidre M PattersonAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute.
William C KerrAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study used data from early stages of non-medical cannabis legalization in Washington State to 1) Compare cannabis dispensary density measures by urbanicity, 2) Test if dispensary density was associated with cannabis use overall and by urbanicity. Method: Data are from the Privatization of Spirits in Washington Surveys ( Results: Crude counts and counts per population were higher in suburban/rural areas. Counts per land area, counts in a 3- to 5-mile buffer, proximity, and clustering detected greater densities in urban areas. Monthly/bimonthly cannabis use was associated with counts per buffer in the full sample ( Conclusions: In Washington's early non-medical cannabis market, dispensary availability (counts) was associated with monthly/bimonthly use. Accessibility (proximity) and clustering were associated with daily/near-daily use. Dispensary density thresholds and minimum distances between dispensaries may reduce regular and frequent cannabis use in Washington.

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cannabis dispensary densitycannabis policynon-medical cannabis

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PMID40909141
PMCPMC12406239

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