ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2021
Cannabis Marketing and Problematic Cannabis Use Among Adolescents.
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- How Cannabis Advertising and Price-Based Sales Promotion Shape Early Use: A National Study of Adolescents and Young Adults.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- Proximal Exposure to THC Vape Ads Is Associated With Event-Level Vaping Among Young Adults.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Disparities in Exposure to Cannabis Marketing and Perceptions of Inequalities in Possession Treatment: Differences Across Intersections of Sociodemographic Subgroups.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Local Cannabis Policy and Cannabis Use by California High School Students Before and After Statewide Retail Legalization.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- Cannabis Marketing Restrictions and Exposure to Cannabis Marketing in Legal US Cannabis Markets: Findings From the International Cannabis Policy Study.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- #notforkids: alcohol, vaping, and cannabis marketing by social media influencers popular with children and adolescents on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok and policy implications.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Developing an online cannabis store paradigm for Cannabis Regulatory Science.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- Pictorial warning labels reduce sharing intentions, blunt self-relevance processes elicited by social media posts promoting cannabis edibles.The Journal of communication · 2025Article
- Young Adults' Experiences with Cannabis Retailer Marketing and Related Practices: Differences Among Sociodemographic Groups and Associations with Cannabis Use-related Outcomes.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Review of Cannabis-Related Programmatic Activities for Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program Coalitions.Journal of community health · 2025Article
- State Nonmedical Cannabis Laws and U.S. Young Adults' Cannabis-Related Experiences.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Cannabis Marketing Strategies in the United States: A Descriptive Analysis of Four Prominent Companies.Substance use & addiction journal · 2025Article
- Cannabis Access by Retailer Type in New York.Pediatrics · 2025Article
- How are pro- and anti-cannabis messaging exposures related to US young adult cannabis use-related factors?Health education research · 2025Article
- A Narrative Review of Research on Cannabis Advertising in the United States.Current addiction reports · 2025Review
- Evolution of the substance use landscape: Implications for contingency management.Journal of applied behavior analysis · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveHealth consequences of commercializing nonmedical cannabis remain unclear, but data suggest that youth may encounter unintended risks. This study examined whether cannabis marketing exposure and engagement are associated with problematic cannabis use among adolescents.
methodThe analytic sample included 172 lifetime cannabis users (15-19 years old) who lived in one of six states with legalized nonmedical cannabis in 2018. Predictors included having exposure to or engagement with cannabis marketing on Facebook or Instagram, seeing cannabis billboards, owning/likely to own cannabis-branded merchandise, and reporting a favorite cannabis brand. Logistic regression assessed whether these predictors were associated with weekly cannabis use, high-intensity cannabis use, and cannabis use disorder (CUD).
resultsAdolescents who saw billboards rarely/sometimes had 5 times the odds of CUD, whereas youth who saw them most/all of the time had 7 times the odds of weekly use and 6 times the odds of CUD. Adolescents who owned/were likely to own branded merchandise had nearly 23 times the odds of weekly use, and those with a favorite brand had 3 times the odds of weekly use and CUD. Adolescents who reported seeing promotions on Instagram rarely/sometimes had 85% lower odds of weekly use, and those who saw them most/all of the time had 93% lower odds.
conclusionsThe ways cannabis businesses market their products, especially branding, may affect patterns of underage cannabis use. Future research should test whether these associations persist in longitudinal designs. In the interim, states should consider an approach that offers youth additional means to protect them from cannabis marketing.
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