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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prev Sci. 2018 Feb;19(2):127–137. doi: 10.1007/s11121-017-0818-9

Table 2.

Benefits/health claims of marijuana in videos where a form of marijuana was reviewed (N = 72)

Benefits/Health claims n (%) Example quotes
Gets user very high/intoxicated 32 (44%)
  • “I feel pretty high right now. My head is ready to go. I feel relaxed. I feel happy. I feel calm and most of all I’m really really high!”

  • “I’m super stoned right now. We just smoked. I hit the [bong] and it was awesome! Definitely gonna smoke more of this, but just so you know, this is a really good strain. I’m super stoned and I smoke every day.”

Facilitates relaxation 25 (35%)
  • “I’m feeling mellow after smoking that joint. A little tingly, kind of sleepy.”

  • “I’m relaxed. I’m spaced out, but not in like an annoying way, in a relaxing way and I’m so calm and comfortable…”

Pain relief 16 (22%)
  • “I guess I could say it does give you an interesting feeling, but it’s more of a pain-killer property type thing.”

  • “I can feel it ease the tension in my head almost immediately. It’s really good for pain. I would recommend it for any regular smoker who needs to smoke to ease their pain throughout the day, but doesn’t want to fall asleep.”

Aids with sleepa 15 (21%)
  • “One hit wonder, like I said, puts you right to bed.”

  • “They said this strain is also good for insomnia and I can see that because I’m so relaxed that if it was dark out or if it was nighttime, I could definitely fall asleep right now.”

Improves emotional well-being 15 (21%)
  • “It’s a good high… I actually feel good. I feel happy.” “It gives a great clear, happy head high that works for daytime, for nausea, depression, bi-polar disorder and a multitude of other illnesses.”

a

Themes with kappa <0.60 (Aids with sleep 0.58; Improves emotional well-being 0.50)