Dimensions of competition in urban cannabis markets

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2023-09

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jats:titleAbstract</jats:title>jats:pWe report the results of a survey of legal cannabis retail operators in the two largest urban centres of a Canadian province that uses a fully private model to determine the dimensions of competition between retail outlets. We find that, in addition to expected price and location competition, customer loyalty is central in the opinion of retailers. Firms also did not see the illicit market as their primary competition, instead identifying nearby legal retailers as their main competitors. Restrictions on advertising loomed large in the minds of retailers as a policy‐based impediment to their success. These results are further supported by visual inspection of the exterior of all stores in one of the urban centres.</jats:p>

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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2023 The Authors. Canadian Public Administration published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Institute of Public Administration of Canada.

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Childs, Jason, and Calum Donaldson. 2023. “Dimensions of Competition in Urban Cannabis Markets.” Canadian Public Administration 66, 426–438. https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.12537

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https://hdl.handle.net/10294/16229

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