The New York Times (9/25, Richtel) reports “many online marijuana dispensaries do not enforce age limits on purchases, and they have other lax policies that enable minors to buy cannabis on the internet, according to a new studypublished” in JAMA Pediatrics. The research “found that 18.8 percent of dispensaries, or nearly one in five, ‘required no formal age verification at any stage of the purchasing process.’ And that more than 80 percent accepted ‘nontraceable’ payment methods, like prepaid cards or cash, thus ‘enabling youth to hide their transactions,’ the authors noted.”
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— “Online Marijuana Shops Make It Easy for Minors to Buy, Study Finds,” Matt Richtel, The New York Times , September 25, 2023