TY - JOUR
T1 - Cannabis edibles packaging: Communicative objects in a growing market
AU - Ventresca, Matthew
AU - Elliott, Charlene
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Cannabis edibles were legalized for recreational use across Canada in October 2019. The Canadian Cannabis Act requires legally produced edibles to be sold in plain single-color packages with limited branded elements and prominent health warning labels, serving size and nutritional information, and product ingredients including amounts of cannabis compounds. Little research, however, assesses what consumers think of standardized packaging, and how product packaging influences perceptions of cannabis edibles.
AB - Cannabis edibles were legalized for recreational use across Canada in October 2019. The Canadian Cannabis Act requires legally produced edibles to be sold in plain single-color packages with limited branded elements and prominent health warning labels, serving size and nutritional information, and product ingredients including amounts of cannabis compounds. Little research, however, assesses what consumers think of standardized packaging, and how product packaging influences perceptions of cannabis edibles.
U2 - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103645
DO - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103645
M3 - Article
SN - 0955-3959
VL - 103
SP - 1
EP - 7
JO - International Journal of Drug Policy
JF - International Journal of Drug Policy
IS - 1
ER -