“If You Need to Light Up … You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do”: A Qualitative Study of Adolescent Attitudes Towards Cannabis Use and Comparison with Alcohol Attitudes

Results of the present study provide rich context to recent trends in adolescent cannabis and alcohol use and perceptions, as well as co-use and abstention. Understanding teens' attitudes towards substance use may be beneficial in developing appropriate substance prevention and intervention strategies (e.g., effectively communicating health risks of cannabis use).