Cannabis Risk Communication: A Scoping Review with a Research Agenda

ABSTRACT

Government leaders have called for messaging and prevention programs that target cannabis, which, in recent years, has been viewed more favorably in the public eye. In these efforts, technical communication scholars can make meaningful contributions, and as a start, this article presents a scoping review of three key areas in cannabis risk communication: physician/patient interactions, social media, and cannabis-related businesses.

KEYWORDS:

• Health communication
• medical communication
• public policy
• law
• urban planning communication
• narrative in technical and professional communication

Acknowledgment

The author reports there are no competing interests to declare.

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Michael J. Madson

Michael J. Madson, is an assistant professor at Arizona State University, where he teaches in the technical communication and UX programs. He was previously a fulltime faculty member at the Medical University of South Carolina.