Threat, Distract, and Discredit: cannabis industry rhetoric to defeat regulation of high THC cannabis products in Washington State, USA

CONCLUSION: Cannabis industry actors have leveraged several arguments employed by industry actors of other health compromising products to undermine initiatives to advance public health. They have also adapted rhetoric from other industries to the unique conditions of the cannabis regulatory landscape.PMID:38270913 | DOI:10.15288/jsad.23-00277

Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - January 25, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Beatriz H Carlini Lyndsey B Kellum Sharon B Garrett Lexi N Nims Source Type: research