Vape shop owners’/managers’ attitudes about CBD, THC, and marijuana legal markets

Berg, Carla J.; Getachew, Betelihem; Pulvers, Kim; Sussman, Steve; Wagener, Theodore L.; Meyers, Christina A.; Park, Amy; Dorvil, Sarah; Patterson, Akilah; Weber, Amber; Hayes, Rashelle B.; Barker, Dianne C.; Henriksen, Lisa

doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101208

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“…The prevalence of CBD co-marketing in our analysis of online vape shops mirrors the findings reported from in-store surveillance of brick-and-mortar vape shops and phone surveys with owners and managers of these shops, with all data suggesting that ~40% of both online and traditional vape shops have expanded their product offerings to include CBD [ 21 , 22 , 23 ]. Our analyses suggests that product offerings were not limited to vaping-type CBD products, with 12 distinct product categories identified.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Another in-store surveillance of vape shops across six metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs; Atlanta, Boston, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, San Diego, and Seattle) conducted by Berg et al in 2018 identified that 43% of vape shops sold CBD e-liquids and 23% sold other CBD-containing products [ 22 ]. An additional phone-based survey of vape shop owners/managers across the same MSAs further substantiated this finding, with 44% of owners/managers reporting that their shops sold CBD e-liquids [ 23 ]. Notably, all current surveillance has been limited by its focus on brick-and-mortar retailers, which may not mirror the e-commerce marketplace.…”

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confidence: 95%

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Availability and Promotion of Cannabidiol (CBD) Products in Online Vape Shops

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Moy

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Vaping products containing cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis-derived compound used in wellness products and available in all 50 US states, were recently implicated in outbreaks of poisonings. Little is known about the commercial availability of CBD products in vape shops (i.e., stores that sell e-cigarettes). To document the availability and marketing of CBD products in online vape shops, in June 2020, we used the Google Chrome browser without cached data to collect the first two pages of search results generated by five Google queries (n = 100 search results) indicative of shopping for vaping products (e.g., “order vapes”). We then determined whether and what type of CBD products could be mail-ordered from the returned websites, and whether any explicit health claims were made about CBD. Over a third of the search results (n = 37; 37.0%) directed to vape shops that allowed visitors to also mail-order CBD. These shops sold 12 distinct categories of CBD products–some with direct analogs of tobacco or cannabis products including CBD cigarettes, edibles, flowers, pre-rolled joints, and vapes. Two vape shops made explicit health claims of the therapeutic benefits of CBD use, including in the treatment of anxiety, inflammation, pain, and stress. The abundance and placement of CBD in online vape shops suggests a growing demand and appeal for CBD products among e-cigarette users. Additional surveillance on the epidemiology of CBD use and its co-use with tobacco is warranted.

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confidence: 73%

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Availability and Promotion of Cannabidiol (CBD) Products in Online Vape Shops

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Moy

McMenamin

et al. 2021

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“…These data from a 2021 survey of 60 vape and vape-and-smoke shop owners and managers in six US MSAs indicated that federal policies and COVID-19-related orders were perceived to be somewhat easy to understand and implement, despite prior findings indicating noncompliance [ 23 , 32 , 33 ], and current findings indicating limited knowledge of relevant state and/or local T21 and flavored e-cigarette sales restrictions. Moreover, in response to increasing restrictions on e-cigarettes, vape retailers are expanding their product offerings, particularly to CBD products (as noted previously [ 32 , 34 , 43 ]), and are also increasing their online marketing, which reflects a global trend toward online e-cigarette marketing and sales [ 4 , 5 ]. These findings are critical to informing future surveillance of the e-cigarette retail environment, consumer behavior, and regulatory compliance.…”

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“…The parent study, detailed elsewhere [ 23 , 34 , 42 , 43 , 44 ], was approved by the Emory University Institutional Review Board. This study focuses on 6 MSAs (Atlanta, Georgia; Boston, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; San Diego, California; Seattle, Washington), selected based on the differences in state policy and retail markets for tobacco and cannabis.…”

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The Impact of Recent Tobacco Regulations and COVID-19 Restrictions and Implications for Future E-Cigarette Retail: Perspectives from Vape and Vape-and-Smoke Shop Merchants

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Background: Tobacco regulations and COVID-19 state orders have substantially impacted vape retail. This study assessed vape retailers’ perspectives regarding regulations and future retail activities. Methods: In March–June 2021, 60 owners or managers of vape or vape-and-smoke shops (n = 34 vs. n = 26) in six US metropolitan areas completed an online survey assessing: (1) current and future promotional strategies and product offerings; and (2) experiences with federal minimum legal sales age (T21) policies, the federal flavored e-cigarette ban, and COVID-19-related orders. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively; qualitative responses to open-ended questions were thematically analyzed. Results: Most participants had websites (65.0%), used social media for promotion (71.7%), offered curbside pickup (51.7%), and sold CBD (e.g., 73.3% vape products, 80.0% other); many also sold other tobacco products. Knowledge varied regarding state/local policies in effect before federal policies. Participants perceived tobacco regulations and COVID-19 orders as somewhat easy to understand/implement and perceived noncompliance consequences as somewhat severe. Qualitative themes indicated concerns regarding regulations’ negative impacts (e.g., sales/customer loss, customers switching to combustibles), insufficient evidence base, challenges explaining regulations to customers, and concerns about future regulatory actions. Conclusions: Surveillance of tobacco retail, consumer behavior, and regulatory compliance is warranted as policies regarding nicotine and cannabis continue evolving.

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“…(2) Second, we examined the marketing of substitute products such as cannabidiol (CBD), which like e-liquid, can be consumed by vaping ( Grafinger et al, 2020 ; Wheeler et al, 2020 ). Besides CBD not being explicitly mentioned among the restricted products, one might expect vape retailers to pivot to CBD given its soaring popularity and increasing uptake ( Berg et al, 2020 ). In the U.S., interest in these products is rivaling interest in e-cigarettes and vape retailers have begun selling CBD products ( Leas et al, 2019 ; Gammon et al, 2020 ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%