@article{ref1,
title="A qualitative examination of college students' perceptions of cannabis: insights into the normalization of cannabis use on a college campus",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2020",
author="Kilwein, Tess M. and Wedell, Emma and Herchenroeder, Luke and Bravo, Adrian J. and Looby, Alison",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to qualitatively examine how perceptions of cannabis differ among college students in an effort to better understand the changing landscape of cannabis on college campuses. Participants: Forty-six predominantly male (69.9%; Mage = 23.15, SD = 4.11) college students attending a border state university (i.e., a state that has not yet legalized cannabis but borders a state that has). <br><br>METHODS: Participants engaged in facilitated focus group discussions (N = 5) about cannabis-related issues. <br><br>RESULTS: Thematic analysis uncovered three primary themes and six subthemes. Main themes included: 1) User Heterogeneity and Identity, 2) Relative Benefits and Harms of Cannabis, and 3) Social Position of Cannabis on Campus Culture. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis has quickly integrated into the college social environment, with social stigmatization and identification with cannabis impacting decisions to use. <br><br>FINDINGS inform existing college health programs on how to approach conversations about cannabis with students.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2020.1762612",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1762612"
}