电报渠道上的大麻交易：对使用和供应正常化的影响

IF 4.4 2区医学 Q1 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

International Journal of Drug Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-05 DOI:10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104930

Yifat BenBaruch , Monica J. Barratt , Daniel Feingold , Sharon R. Sznitman

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摘要

加密消息应用程序aimstelgram已经成为一个通过专门的交易团体提供大麻的平台。本研究考察了零售商如何使用Telegram进行大麻分销，并探讨了其在大麻使用和供应正常化中的潜在作用。我们的目标是了解这些贸易集团可能如何重塑毒品市场并影响大麻正常化进程。方法采用数字人种学方法分析了20个以色列电报大麻交易集团，每个集团有超过1000名成员。使用开放编码方法对2022年4月至5月期间发布的521个大麻广告的数据进行了主题分析。结果分析揭示了两个关键的正常化过程：通过增加可及性、知识传播和医疗化使大麻使用正常化；通过传统营销策略结合与社会供应要素产生共鸣的以关系为中心的方法使大麻供应正常化。结论电报促进的大麻贸易中存在多种形式的大麻规范化进程。这可能对公共卫生产生影响，因为它可能与不同人群中大麻使用的增加有关。然而，通过Telegram的规范化可以同时为用户提供详细的产品信息，促进知情决策，并鼓励本地减少伤害的策略。这种矛盾的影响突出表明，需要制定细致的政策框架，以解决知识驱动的数字大麻市场所固有的风险和减少危害的机会。

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Cannabis trading on Telegram channels: implications for the normalization of use and supply

Background and Aims

Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, has become a platform for cannabis supply through dedicated trading groups. This study examines how retailers use Telegram for cannabis distribution and explores its potential role in normalizing cannabis use and supply. We aim to understand how these trading groups may be reshaping drug markets and influencing cannabis normalization processes.

Method

A digital ethnographic approach was used to analyze 20 Israeli Telegram cannabis trading groups, with over 1000 members each. Data from 521 cannabis ads posted between April and May 2022 were thematically analyzed using an open coding approach.

Results

The analysis revealed two key normalization processes: normalization of cannabis use through increased accessibility, knowledge dissemination, and medicalization, and normalization of cannabis supply through conventional marketing strategies combined with relationship-focused approaches that resonate with social supply elements.

Conclusions

Various forms of cannabis normalization processes are visible in Telegram-facilitated cannabis trade. This may have public health implications as it may be related to increasing cannabis use across diverse populations. However, normalization through Telegram may simultaneously provide users with detailed product information, promote informed decision-making, and encourage indigenous harm-reduction strategies. This paradoxical impact underscores the need for nuanced policy frameworks that address both the risks and the harm reduction opportunities inherent in knowledge-driven digital cannabis markets.

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International Journal of Drug Policy SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

11.40%

发文量

307

审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Drug Policy provides a forum for the dissemination of current research, reviews, debate, and critical analysis on drug use and drug policy in a global context. It seeks to publish material on the social, political, legal, and health contexts of psychoactive substance use, both licit and illicit. The journal is particularly concerned to explore the effects of drug policy and practice on drug-using behaviour and its health and social consequences. It is the policy of the journal to represent a wide range of material on drug-related matters from around the world.