Table 2.
Adjusted estimated refusal rates by training uptake at various locations in recreational marijuana stores stratified by state
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| Variable | Baseline | 3-month follow-up | 9-month follow-up | Baseline | 3-month follow-up | 9-month follow-up |
| Training uptake – Any employee trained (entire sample n = 175 stores, 1,007 visits) | ||||||
| Entrance (p = .033)a | ||||||
| Not trained | 57.9% | 68.5% | 72.3% | 95.7% | 98.6% | 99.2% |
| Trained | 40.3% | 65.1% | 60.4% | 95.2% | 101.0% | 101.4% |
| Entrance or floor (p = .414)a | ||||||
| Not trained | 84.4% | 89.4% | 88.9% | 96.6% | 98.6% | 99.6% |
| Trained | 71.0% | 86.3% | 82.4% | 97.9% | 100.4% | 100.7% |
| Overall (entrance, floor, or counter) (p = .512)a | ||||||
| Not trained | 89.5% | 93.2% | 96.1% | 99.1% | 98.4% | 99.3% |
| Trained | 84.8% | 92.8% | 92.1% | 97.5% | 99.7% | 99.8% |
| Training uptake – Any employee trained (intervention group only n = 100 stores, 581 visits) | ||||||
| Entrance (p = .036)a | ||||||
| Not trained | 67.2% | 64.6% | 67.7% | 98.9% | 102.0% | 102.1% |
| Trained | 37.6% | 62.5% | 57.7% | 96.8% | 102.4% | 102.9% |
| Entrance or floor (p = .565)a | ||||||
| Not trained | 84.3% | 80.3% | 83.7% | 97.8% | 100.5% | 100.5% |
| Trained | 70.8% | 86.1% | 81.9% | 98.7% | 101.1% | 101.5% |
| Overall (entrance, floor, or counter) (p = .480)a | ||||||
| Not trained | 87.5% | 87.4% | 97.9% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% |
| Trained | 84.9% | 93.1% | 91.6% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 100.2% |
| Training uptake – Percentage of employees trained in store (entire sample n = 175 stores, 1,007 visits) | ||||||
| Entrance (p < .001)a | ||||||
| 0% | 62.7% | 68.8% | 71.4% | 94.9% | 101.1% | 103.6% |
| 20% | 55.1% | 69.4% | 68.7% | 95.6% | 101.4% | 103.5% |
| 40% | 47.6% | 69.9% | 65.9% | 96.2% | 101.8% | 103.4% |
| 60% | 40.1% | 70.5% | 63.2% | 96.9% | 102.1% | 103.3% |
| 80% | 32.5% | 71.0% | 60.5% | 97.6% | 102.5% | 103.2% |
| 100% | 25.0% | 71.6% | 57.8% | 98.2% | 102.8% | 103.1% |
| Parameter estimate | -0.24 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Entrance or floor (p = .039)a | ||||||
| 0% | 85.8% | 89.1% | 89.7% | 96.9% | 100.2% | 100.8% |
| 20% | 81.2% | 89.5% | 88.0% | 97.7% | 100.5% | 100.9% |
| 40% | 76.7% | 90.0% | 86.3% | 98.4% | 100.7% | 101.1% |
| 60% | 72.1% | 90.4% | 84.6% | 99.2% | 101.0% | 101.3% |
| 80% | 67.5% | 90.9% | 82.9% | 100.0% | 101.3% | 101.5% |
| 100% | 62.9% | 91.3% | 81.2% | 100.8% | 101.5% | 101.7% |
| Parameter estimate | -0.14 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 |
| Overall (entrance, floor, or counter) (p = .283)a | ||||||
| 0% | 92.9% | 94.3% | 96.3% | 98.9% | 100.3% | 102.3% |
| 20% | 90.4% | 94.6% | 95.5% | 99.2% | 100.5% | 102.1% |
| 40% | 87.9% | 94.9% | 94.8% | 99.6% | 100.8% | 101.9% |
| 60% | 85.4% | 95.2% | 94.0% | 99.9% | 101.0% | 101.8% |
| 80% | 83.0% | 95.6% | 93.3% | 100.3% | 101.2% | 101.6% |
| 100% | 80.5% | 95.9% | 92.5% | 100.7% | 101.5% | 101.4% |
| Parameter estimate | -0.09 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Training uptake – Percentage of employees trained in store (intervention group only n = 100 stores, 581 visits) | ||||||
| Entrance (p < .001)a | ||||||
| 0% | 60.9% | 61.0% | 63.2% | 97.0% | 97.1% | 99.3% |
| 20% | 51.8% | 61.5% | 60.5% | 96.3% | 97.4% | 99.2% |
| 40% | 42.8% | 62.1% | 57.8% | 95.7% | 97.8% | 99.1% |
| 60% | 33.7% | 62.7% | 55.2% | 95.0% | 98.1% | 99.1% |
| 80% | 24.7% | 63.3% | 52.5% | 94.3% | 98.5% | 99.0% |
| 100% | 15.6% | 63.9% | 49.8% | 93.6% | 98.8% | 98.9% |
| Parameter estimate | -0.32 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Entrance or floor (p = .112)a | ||||||
| 0% | 82.7% | 82.5% | 84.5% | 99.9% | 99.7% | 101.7% |
| 20% | 78.9% | 84.6% | 84.0% | 100.1% | 100.2% | 101.8% |
| 40% | 75.2% | 86.7% | 83.5% | 100.4% | 100.7% | 101.9% |
| 60% | 71.4% | 88.7% | 83.0% | 100.6% | 101.2% | 102.0% |
| 80% | 67.7% | 90.8% | 82.5% | 100.8% | 101.7% | 102.2% |
| 100% | 64.0% | 92.8% | 82.0% | 101.1% | 102.1% | 102.3% |
| Parameter estimate | -0.16 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Overall (entrance, floor, or counter) (p = .460)a | ||||||
| 0% | 90.9% | 91.0% | 95.3% | 99.4% | 99.5% | 103.8% |
| 20% | 89.0% | 92.2% | 94.6% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 103.3% |
| 40% | 87.0% | 93.4% | 94.0% | 99.9% | 100.4% | 102.9% |
| 60% | 85.1% | 94.5% | 93.4% | 100.2% | 100.8% | 102.4% |
| 80% | 83.2% | 95.7% | 92.8% | 100.5% | 101.2% | 101.9% |
| 100% | 81.3% | 96.8% | 92.1% | 100.8% | 101.6% | 101.5% |
| Parameter estimate | -0.06 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
Notes: Percentages can exceed 100% because of adjustment for covariates.
Three-way interaction among training uptake, assessment round, and state, adjusted for type of store (recreational cannabis sales only vs. recreational and medical sales) and region (metropolitan area vs. outlying areas); two tailed p value.

