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Commerce, business, and environment

Section Editor: Cheryl Fitzer-Attas, ClinMed, USA
Covers all commercial uses of the cannabis plant (including non-pharmacological uses such as hemp) and the business, financial, socioeconomic, environmental, public safety, and regulatory aspects of the cannabis industry.


  3. In legal cannabis markets, the distribution of retail stores has the potential to influence transitions from illegal to legal sources as well as consumer patterns of use. The current study examined the distrib...

    Authors: Fathima Fataar, Pete Driezen, Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and David Hammond
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2024 6:5
    Content type: Brief research report Published on:

  4. With the legalization of cannabis in Canada, consumers are presented with numerous purchase options. Licensed retailers are limited by the Cannabis Act and provincial regulations with respect to offering sales...

    Authors: Jennifer R. Donnan, Molly Downey, Karissa Johnston, Maisam Najafizada and Lisa D. Bishop
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2024 6:4
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  5. Hemp-derived delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (āˆ†9 THC) products are freely available for sale across much of the USA, but the federal legislation allowing their sale places only minimal requirements on companies. Pro...

    Authors: Lee Johnson, Marc Malone, Erik Paulson, Josh Swider, David Marelius, Susan Andersen and Dominic Black
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2023 5:29
    Content type: Original research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Journal of Cannabis Research 2023 5:33

  6. Cannabidiol (CBD)-containing products are sold widely in consumer stores, but concerns have been raised regarding their quality, with notable discrepancies between advertised and actual CBD content. Informatio...

    Authors: Drusus A. Johnson, Megan Hogan, Ray Marriot, Liam M. Heaney, Stephen J. Bailey, Tom Clifford and Lewis J. James
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2023 5:28
    Content type: Brief research report Published on:

  7. Cannabis sativa L. also known as industrial hemp, is primarily cultivated as source material for cannabinoids cannabidiol (CBD) and āˆ†9-tetrahydrocannabinol (āˆ†9-THC). Pesticide contamination during plant growth is...

    Authors: Jamie Cuchiaro, James Baumgartner and Melissa M. Reynolds
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2023 5:13
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  8. Industrial hemp, with low levels of the intoxicating cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), is grown for fibre and seeds. The industrial hemp industry is poised for expansion. The legalisation of industrial h...

    Authors: Rachel A. Burton, Mike Andres, Martin Cole, James M. Cowley and Mary Ann Augustin
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2022 4:45
    Content type: Review Published on:

  10. When non-medical cannabis use became legal, government regulators implemented policies to encourage safer consumption through access to a regulated market. While this market is growing, sales still occur throu...

    Authors: Jennifer Donnan, Omar Shogan, Lisa Bishop, Michelle Swab and Maisam Najafizada
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2022 4:9
    Content type: Review Published on:

  13. Cannabis-related businesses (CRBs), in states where cannabis is legal, may be unable to obtain professional financial services including banking, insurance, and accounting because of federal laws and regulatio...

    Authors: G. Suzanne Owens-Ott
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2020 2:41
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  14. Widespread commercialization of cannabis has led to the introduction of brand names based on usersā€™ subjective experience of psychological effects and flavors, but this process has occurred in the absence of a...

    Authors: Alethia de la Fuente, Federico Zamberlan, AndrƩs SƔnchez FerrƔn, Facundo Carrillo, Enzo Tagliazucchi and Carla Pallavicini
    Citation: Journal of Cannabis Research 2020 2:21
    Content type: Original research Published on:

Journal of Cannabis Research

ISSN: 2522-5782