TABLE 1.

State-level policy characteristics used in taxonomy development

Variable	Definition
Caregivers per patient	The number of caregivers allowed per patient
Dispensary in law	Whether medical marijuana dispensaries are allowed to operate in the law
Cultivation allowed	Whether cultivation of marijuana plants is allowed by patient or caregiver
In-state license required	Whether an in-state license is required for registration
Number of approved conditions	Total number of medical conditions approved for medical marijuana prescription
Number of dispensaries	Total number of operating dispensaries
Number of plants allowed	Total number of mature and immature marijuana plants allowed for cultivation
Other conditions approved	Whether other medical conditions, not specified in the law, can be approved for medical marijuana recommendation from physician
Other states’ medical marijuana cards	Whether states’ programs will accept other states’ medical marijuana cards
Out-of-state licenses allowed	Whether states’ programs will allow out-of-state is allowed for registration
Patients per caregiver	The number of patients allowed per caregiver
Possession allowed	The number of ounces of usable marijuana allowed in possession
Physician statement	Whether a physician statement is mandatory to register for medical marijuana registration
Rate of registration	The rate of registered medical marijuana patients per state population
Registration	Whether registration is mandatory, voluntary, or non-existent in the law
Required length of physician-patient relationship	Whether a physician-patient relationship has to be established for the physician to recommend medical marijuana for a patient and if specified, length of relationship
Total initial costs for patient	The total cost to register for a medical marijuana program, assuming no caregiver, no growing fees, and no low income options