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Table 2 Summary of Social Media Platform Policies Regarding Cannabis Promotion, as of October-November 2022

From: A review of social media platform policies that address cannabis promotion, marketing and sales

 

Specifies cannabis

Recognizes jurisdictional differences

Paid advertising

Unpaid promotion

Cannabis sales

Underage restrictions

  

Completely prohibited

Allowed but restricted

Completely prohibited

Allowed but restricted

Completely prohibited

Allowed but restricted

Age unspecified

< 18

years old

< 21

years old

Addresses cannabis

  

Discord

X

-

X

−

X

-

X

-

-

X

-

-

  

Facebook

X*

-

X

-

−

X

X

-

-

X

-

-

  

Instagram

X

-

X

-

-

X

X

-

X

-

-

-

  

Pinterest

X*

-

X

-

−

X

X

-

-

X

-

-

  

Reddit

X*

X

X

-

X

-

X

-

-

X

-

-

  

Snapchat

X*

X

-

X

X

-

X

-

X

-

-

-

  

TikTok

-

X

X

-

X

-

X

-

-

X

-

X

  

Tumblr

X*

X

-

X

-

X

X

−

-

-

X

X

  

Twitch

X*

-

X

-

-

X

X

-

X

-

-

-

  

Twitter

X*

X

X

-

-

X

X

-

-

X

-

X

  

YouTube

X

-

X

-

-

X

X

-

-

X

-

X

  
  1. Notes: See also Supplementary Table 1 for more details. * Differentiates CBD from cannabis containing THC.
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