Cannabis Mobile Apps: A Content Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile technology is pervasive and widely used to obtain information about drugs such as cannabis, especially in a climate of rapidly changing cannabis policy; yet the content of available cannabis apps is largely unknown. Understanding the resources available to those searching for cannabis apps will clarify how this technology is being used to reflect and influence cannabis use behavior.

Objective

We investigated the content of 59 cannabis-related mobile apps for Apple and Android devices as of November 26, 2014.

Methods

The Apple and Google Play app stores were searched using the terms "cannabis" and "marijuana." Three trained coders classified the top 20 apps for each term and each store, using a coding guide. Apps were examined for the presence of 20 c

SUBMITTER: Ramo DE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4705020 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature