Cannabis Dispensary Staff (“Budtender”) Perspectives on Trustworthiness of Social Media Information: A Qualitative Study

This research highlights the role of budtenders in evaluating and triangulating emerging online cannabis information sources for consumers and the varied features and signals that cue budtenders to consider some online information as more trustworthy and credible for cannabis consumers.

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Cannabis
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2025-12-22
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https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2025/000319
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Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
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Cannabis Dispensary Staff (“Budtender”) Perspectives on Trustworthiness of Social Media Information: A Qualitative Study

Meredith C. Meacham, Coye Cheshire, Maha N. Mian, Danielle Schell
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Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
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Cannabis Dispensary Staff (“Budtender”) Perspectives on Trustworthiness of Social Media Information: A Qualitative Study

Meredith C. Meacham, Coye Cheshire, Maha N. Mian, Danielle Schell
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Abstract

This research highlights the role of budtenders in evaluating and triangulating emerging online cannabis information sources for consumers and the varied features and signals that cue budtenders to consider some online information as more trustworthy and credible for cannabis consumers.

CannabisVol. 9(1)
University of California, San Francisco (US), Suffolk University (US), Berkeley Public Health Division (US), University of California, Berkeley (US)
Quality Education
Openalex Percentile: Top 31%
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