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Test purchases – also known as secret buys – are a widely used, fundamental tool for brand protection and e-commerce teams seeking to confirm suspected grey market sales or counterfeiting. With 80% of counterfeit products being sold online, brands are under immense pressure to swiftly execute enforcement strategies. On the surface, a secret buy seems incredibly simple: order the suspected item; document the process; then build your case.
Abstract Research on cannabis edibles has primarily concentrated on the physical and mental effects of their consumption. Yet, as laws governing both CBD and THC are relaxed across the U.S., foods containing cannabis are becoming more accessible to the public. Thus, the range of meanings associated with such foods and ingredients has likely evolved. However, little research has explored the cultural contexts of edible cannabis in American society.
*TW: The content of this article, including the mentionings of violence against women and girls, may be triggering for readers.* Discussions surrounding violence against women and girls have been circulating the internet in a much larger quantity after the recent, awful abduction and killing of Sarah Everard, a 33-year-old woman of South London.
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