Cannabis Edibles Packaging Descriptors Experiment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess differences in perceptions of product appeal, harm, and subsequent willingness to try cannabis edibles products with/without product descriptors of interest.

Conditions

• Cannabis Use

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

"All Natural" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"Gluten-free" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"Vegan" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"100% Organic" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"Handcrafted" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"Made with live resin" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"Fast-acting" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"Relax" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

"Energy Boost" descriptor

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

BEHAVIORAL

No descriptor (control)

Participants in the nine intervention conditions will be shown four cannabis edibles packages that have been altered to contain one of the product descriptors of interest. All participants will see the same four products, and each condition will see the products with the same descriptor.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

  collaborator NIH

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Beth Reboussin, PhD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2024-03-15

Primary Completion

2024-04-15

Completion

2024-04-15

Countries

• United States

Study Locations