What is the hype on #MedicinalCannabis in the United States? A content analysis of medicinal cannabis tweets.
Carmen C W LimTianze Sun BPsycCoral E GartnerJason P ConnorMarco FahmiWayne Denis HallSam HamesDaniel StjepanovićGary Chung Kai ChanJanni K Y LeungPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2023)
This study has explored if content themes of medicinal cannabis tweets differed by cannabis legal status. Most tweets were pro-cannabis and they were related to policy, therapeutic value, and sales and industry opportunities. Tweets on unsubstantiated health claims, adverse effects and crime warrants continued surveillance as these conversations could allow us to estimate cannabis-related harms to inform health surveillance.