Association of Mandatory Warning Signs for Cannabis Use During Pregnancy With Cannabis Use Beliefs and Behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

As states have legalized recreational cannabis use, some have enacted policies mandating point-of-sale warning signs with information on harms of using cannabis during pregnancy. While research has found such warning signs are associated with increased adverse birth outcomes, reasons why are unclear.

Objective

To examine whether exposure to cannabis warning signs is associated with cannabis-related beliefs, stigma, and use.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from a population-based online survey conducted from May to June 2022. Participants included pregnant and recently pregnant (within past 2 years) members of the national probability KnowledgePanel and nonprobability samples in all US states and Washington, the Distric

SUBMITTER: Roberts SCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267765 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature