Two Groups Need To Provide Input To LCB Research
The notice today from the LCB about a couple of surveys their consultants are conducting had some interesting verbiage. The first is a study intended to gain information about cultivation, or at least the economical side of it. You know? Costs and overhead, that kind of business stuff.
The second research project is from a self-declared universe, self-conducted cannabis use survey. We thought it was telling that the description of the study included a comment that depending on your consumption levels the length of time to fill it out may vary. Duh! The notice states that the survey will take “15 minutes for heavy users, less for others.” Really? Looks like they get the “recreational” part of it alright. What a nice warm day for the first of July. Pass the Ice cream.
LCB Study Solicitation Below
Editor’s note: It may take some of you longer to read this than others. See “heavy users” above.
The WSLCB is facilitating a request from BOTEC Analysis Corporation, our contracted marijuana consultants, seeking survey participants for two separate research projects. The more people who participate in each survey the more accurate and refined the results will be. If you are interested in participating the details on each of them is located below:
• Angela Hawken, a professor of public policy at Pepperdine University and a co-author of “Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know” is studying the economics of cannabis production. To do so, she’s collecting data from cultivators on their operating costs and has built an easily-accessible web survey on the economics of cultivation http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DCH6YXK). In particular, she is looking for those cultivators with the business sense and awareness of their books to provide substantive answers. Each respondent improves Dr. Hawken’s model of the cannabis industry by providing more evidence on the actual costs of cannabis production.
• Beau Kilmer, a research with the RAND Corporation, is working to learn more about cannabis consumption throughout the state. As part of that task he’s developed a short and confidential survey (no more than 15 minutes for heavy users, less for others) which asks users about how much cannabis they use, what products they use, how much they spend, etc. The survey will be the most detailed yet on cannabis use habits, and is available at www.mjsurvey.org
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