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Comment
. 2017 Dec;112(12):2179-2180.
doi: 10.1111/add.14037.

The need for better marijuana sales data

Jason Williams  1 , Caleb Banta-Green  1 , Daniel Burgard  2
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Comment

The need for better marijuana sales data

Jason Williams et al. Addiction. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

As marijuana markets open, tracking key transaction information is important for public health and economic analysis. Washington State’s seed-to-sale database appears to have had little oversight and non-standard reporting, leading to a database less promising than its potential should allow for measuring cannabinoid levels and relating potency to price.

Keywords: Cannabis; cannabis legalization; database management; measurement error; potency; sales data.

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References

    1. Smart R, Caulkins JP, Kilmer B, Davenport S, Midgette G. Variation in cannabis potency and prices in a newly legal market: evidence from 30 million cannabis sales in Washington state. Addiction [Internet]. 2017. Jul 4; Available from: http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/add.13886 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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