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. 2021 Jun 3:18:E54.
doi: 10.5888/pcd18.210026.

Flavored Cannabis Product Use Among Adolescents in California

Miranda Werts  1 , Janelle Urata  1 , Shannon Lea Watkins  2 , Benjamin W Chaffee  3
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Flavored Cannabis Product Use Among Adolescents in California

Miranda Werts et al. Prev Chronic Dis. .

Abstract

Given the well-documented role of flavors in encouraging tobacco use among adolescents and diversity of the cannabis market, we describe flavored cannabis product use, both smoked and aerosolized ("vaped"), among a sample of adolescents. We surveyed 1,423 students in 8 Northern and Central California public high schools (2019-2020) to record flavored tobacco and cannabis use. Among past 30-day cannabis users, use of flavored cannabis, most often fruit-flavored, was common for smoked (48.1%) and vaped (58.0%) products. Given that youth-appealing flavors may contribute to underage cannabis use, emerging cannabis control policies should consider lessons from tobacco control to prevent youth cannabis use.

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