Characterizing Unregulated Cannabis Markets in California Post-Legalization: A Drug Checking, Ethnographic, and Policy Study

University of California, Los Angeles

Year: 2025

Amount: $1,999,774.78

Status: In progress

Primary Investigator: Shover

Summary

This project aims to assess why consumers continue using illicit sources of cannabis and what contaminants these products contain. The results will inform regulatory and taxation strategies that minimize public health harms and reduce the size of California’s unregulated market.