Abstract Aims and Objectives In this study, we systematically reviewed qualitative studies
concerning patients' experience with medicinal cannabis (MC) use, to gain insight into the …

Winner of the Donald W. Light Award for the Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology
Medical marijuana laws have spread across the US to all but a handful of states. Yet, eighty …

Background The legalization of medical and recreational cannabis is a topic of continued
debate in countries around the world. It has been suggested that medical cannabis …

Background This experimental study tests effects of exposure to video narratives about
successful symptom relief with Medical Cannabis (MC) on attitudes, beliefs, and intentions …

This study aims to investigate the effects of informational-based readiness and customer
readiness (central route) as well as social influence (peripheral route) on the intention to use …

Research suggests that experiencing narratives may be a way to change empathic
responding to others (eg Paluck, 2009) but less is known about the impact of narratives on …

This study investigates the framing of medicinal cannabis (MC) in 300 Australian online
news stories published on ABC Online News and News. com. au from 2014–2021. Using …

Attribution Theory focuses on people's tendency to make sense of why things occur and who
was responsible for their occurrence. Originally a psychological concept, authors Brian H …

Gaps between physician and patient perceptions may lead to misunderstandings and
mismanage of treatment. There are sparse data about the differences in opinions toward …

Improving awareness and mitigating stigma related to depression have been a concern to
both health communicators and practitioners. This study conducted a 2 (narrative vs. non …