Table 2.
Timing and patterns of cannabis use among all respondents (N=1258)
| Cannabis use any time after diagnosis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Used cannabis any time after diagnosis (N=1258) | ||
| Yes | 385 | |
| No | 865 | |
| Mode of ingestion (among users, multiple modalities could be selected, N=385) | ||
| Eating in food such as brownies, cakes cookies, or candy | 208 | |
| Smoking such as in a joint, bong, pipe, or blunt | 173 | |
| Taking by mouth such as pills, tinctures, or sublingually | 145 | |
| Vaping | 111 | |
| Applying topically such as in a lotion, cream or patch | 62 | |
| Drinking it in a liquid such as tea, cola, or alcohol | 39 | |
| Dabbing such as using waxes or shatter | 9 | |
| Other | 10 | |
| Most frequent mode of ingestion (among users, N=385) | ||
| Eating in food such as brownies, cakes cookies, or candy | 115 | |
| Smoking such as in a joint, bong, pipe, or blunt | 99 | |
| Pills/tinctures/sublingually | 87 | |
| Vaping | 45 | |
| Applying topically such as in a lotion, cream or patch | 21 | |
| Drinking it in a liquid such as tea, cola, or alcohol | 4 | |
| Other | 10 | |
| Most frequent formulation (among users, N=385) | ||
| Whole-plant cannabis (mostly THC) | 170 | |
| CBD (mostly or only CBD) | 61 | |
| Mixed (Approximately equal use of THC and CBD) | 116 | |
| Prescribed cannabis medication | 15 | |
| Don’t know | 20 | |
| How cannabis was acquired (among users, multiple sources could be selected, N=385) | ||
| Friend, family member, or member of the community | 176 | |
| Cannabis store or dispensary with a certification | 165 | |
| Unlicensed cannabis dealer or seller | 60 | |
| Cannabis store or dispensary without a certification | 49 | |
| Retail store | 26 | |
| Pharmacy with a prescription | 13 | |
| Grown personally | 12 | |
| Other | 14 | |
| Cannabis use before cancer diagnosis Used cannabis prior to diagnosis (N=1258) | ||
| Yes | 224 | |
| No | 1021 | |
| Frequency of cannabis use prior to diagnosis (among users, N=224) | ||
| More than once a day | 11 | |
| Once a day or almost every day | 29 | |
| A few times a week | 37 | |
| A few times a month | 35 | |
| Once a month or less | 63 | |
| Only tried it once or twice | 47 | |
| Used cannabis in the past month (among users, N=385) | ||
| Yes | 197 | |
| No | 184 | |