Youth See Reddit As 'Viable Outlet' For Marijuana Info, But Posts Often Have 'Lack Of Verifiable' Facts, Study Finds - Marijuana Moment
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A new study examining a Reddit community aimed at providing young people with information about cannabis finds that although responses to posts “were generally thorough and responsive,” nearly all came from “opinions and personal experiences” rather than reliable sources. While youth seem increasingly to be turning to online platforms like Reddit to answer questions about […]
  • CaptainKickass@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Are you telling me that anonymous assholes on the internet might not be a reliable source of information?!?

    🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀

    • Volkditty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Do you believe the people on the internet who tell you not to believe the people on the internet?

  • Geek_King@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Youths also have been known to use Tiktok to search for information instead of a real search engine. I think people just use the tools they’re familiar with.

  • Letstakealook@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Most of the information available surrounding marijuana online is bullshit. A lot of the information at dispensaries is bullshit. Look at all the discussion surrounding “indica” and “sativa.” It’s all literally nonsense. It’s the same as the morons that say “I can’t drink x alcoholic beverage because it makes me y.” I could understand how such myths propagated before the big medical push, but the industry should be ashamed of continuing to spread these myths as marketing tools when dealing with medical patients.