“Well, if they exist, I ignore them”: A focus group study of recall and reactions to cannabis health warnings by cannabis consumers in the United States
Cannabis consumers mostly reported not noticing current cannabis health warnings and discredited warnings they did notice. Results suggest cannabis consumers require more evidence supporting claims in health warnings, more explicit statements of harms, and inclusion of visual cues to reinforce harms.
Authors
- Zachary B. Massey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3484-5768)
- Erin A. Vogel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-8720)
- David G. Hammond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8197-6010)
- James Francis Thrasher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6418-4863)
- Comfort N. Ibe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6919-1687)
- Michael A. Smith
Institutions
- University of South Carolina (US)
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103306
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00