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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2023 Apr 13;82(2):121–130. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.03.005

Table 3.

Cannabis use history and patterns of use (n=39).

n (%) or Median (IQR)

Age when started using cannabis (y) 15.7 (13.8, 18.0)
Age first daily cannabis use (y)* 18.4 (16.0, 21.3)
Time from start daily use to development of cyclic vomiting (y)* 4.7 (1.8, 8.8)
Frequency of cannabis use before age 16*
 Never 11 (29%)
 1–4 times per y 11 (29%)
 Once a month 2 (5%)
 2–6 times per week 6 (16%)
 Once a day 0
 More than once a day 8 (21%)
Frequency of current cannabis use*
 More than once a day 32 (84%)
 Once a day 4 (10%)
 5 – 6 times per week 1 (3%)
 3 – 4 times per week 1 (3%)
Days past month cannabis use 29 (25, 30)
Number use sessions per day on typical weekday use cannabis 3 (2, 4)
Number use sessions per day on a typical weekend use cannabis 4 (3, 5)
Time from waking up to cannabis use*
 Immediately 3 (8%)
 Within 30 minutes 12 (31%)
 Within 1 hour 4 (10%)
 1 – 3 hours 13 (33%)
 3–6 hours 2 (5%)
 6–9 hours 3 (8%)
 12–18 hours 1 (3%)
Primary method of cannabis use
 Blunts 18 (46%)
 Bong 6 (15%)
 Joint 9 (23%)
 Vaporizer 2 (5%)
 Other
 Spliff 2 (5%)
 Dab 2 (5%)
Primary form of cannabis use
 Marijuana (flower) 35 (90%)
 Concentrates 4 (10%)
Average THC content of cannabis used
 0%–9% 2 (5%)
 10%–19% 8 (21%)
 20%–30% 12 (31%)
 Greater than 30% 2 (5%)
 Unknown average 15 (38%)
Source of cannabis*
 Non-dispensary (eg, dealer, seller) 21 (54%)
 Legal dispensary (medical) 5 (13%)
 Legal dispensary (recreational) 10 (26%)
 Other 2 (5%)
*

Data missing for one participant (n=38).

Data missing for 2 participants (n=37).