TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Stress, mental health, and coping among workers in the northern California cannabis industry: a qualitative descriptive analysis
JO  - New solutions: a journal of environmental and occupational health policy
A1  - Beckman, Stella
A1  - Castañeda, Xóchitl
A1  - Rivas, Likhi
A1  - Schenker, Marc B.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - California is home to a multibillion-dollar cannabis (marijuana) industry, but little is known about the occupational health and safety hazards faced by cannabis workers and even less of the stress, mental health, and coping mechanisms among these workers. Previous research has been based on long-term workers at legal businesses, but most California cannabis is produced and sold unlawfully. There are many seasonal workers whose experiences have not been studied. A qualitative study based on focus group discussions and key informant interviews was performed to understand cannabis workers' experiences, knowledge, and perceptions of occupational hazards. Participants reported sources of stress including production pressure and isolation, and mental health outcomes such as depression and mental fatigue. They described primarily maladaptive coping mechanisms. Unique characteristics of the cannabis industry, including criminalization and isolated, remote farms, make interventions challenging. However, policy approaches that involve community organizations could promote worker health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1048-2911
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10482911231212936
ID  - ref1
ER  -