TABLE 2.

Policy domains pertaining to medical marijuana laws

Policy Domains	Modal Score, Range N=23 States+ DC	Variables used to calculate score
Initiation (i.e., the degree to which the state's law imposes barriers to becoming a registered medical marijuana user)	3.0 (1-5)	Physician statement
		In-state license required
		Out-of-state licenses allowed
		Required length of physician-patient relationship
		Other states’ MMP cards
		Registration
		Rate of registration
		Total initial costs for patient
		Number of approved conditions
		Other conditions approved
Quantity (i.e., the total amount of cannabis that the state's law allows a user to possess)	2.0 (1-5)	Possession allowed
	3.0 (1-5)	Cultivation allowed
		Number of plants
		Patients per caregiver
Distribution Regulation (i.e., the extent to which the state's law regulates and constrains access to medical marijuana)	1.0 (1-5)	Cultivation allowed
		Patients per caregiver
		Caregivers per patient
		Dispensary in law
		Number of dispensaries
Overall Restrictiveness	12.0 (4-14)	Sum of Initiation, Overall Quantity, Distribution Regulation