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Lawmakers Hear Calls to Ban Cannabis Billboards to Reduce Youth Exposure
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Parents, public-health experts and clinicians urged the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy to advance H.157/S.94 to prohibit billboard advertising of nonprescription cannabis, arguing billboards drive youth exposure and are linked in studies to higher rates of problematic use.
Supporters urged the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Wednesday to advance H.157 and S.94 to ban billboard advertising of recreational cannabis across Massachusetts. Public-health researchers, parents and clinicians told the committee that billboards are an unavoidable form of marketing that reaches young people and is associated with higher odds of problematic cannabis use. Amy Turncliff, a neuroscientist and public-health advocate, told lawmakers that “Anything higher than 10% would be considered high THC,” and said prohibiting billboard advertising is “a simple, effective step.” The request is rooted in research and clinicians’ accounts. Boston University…
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