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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addiction. 2016 Jan 26;111(6):973–980. doi: 10.1111/add.13282

Table 1. Patterns of Medicinal and Recreational Use & How Cannabis is Obtained.

Medical Cannabis Recreational Cannabisb P-value of difference (Ho: means are equal)
Ever used in lifetime 0.07 0.41 P<.001
Age of 1st Use 32.07 18.64 P<.001
Past Year Prevalence 0.06 0.12 P<.001
Days of use in Past Year 10.93 13.17 0.267
Past Month Prevalence 0.05 0.09 P<.001
Days of use in Past Month 4.42 3.5 0.61
No MD Recommendation 0.529
Method of use the last time used:c
 Smoking 0.78 0.93 0.003
 Vaporizing 0.18 0.03 0.09
 Eating 0.32 0.08 0.006
 Drinking 0.02 0.00 0.34
 Other 0.03 0.00 0.11
How did you obtain MJ last time?
 Grew it 0.04 0.04 0.14
 Got it for Free 0.28 0.69 0.02
 Paid a friend 0.17 0.12 0.11
 Got it from dispensary 0.20 0.01 0.01
 Obtained from a dealer 0.17 0.10 0.45
 Other 0.12 0.13 0.87
Where did you consume it?
 At a dispensary/coop 0.02 0.00 0.13
 In a residence 0.80 0.82 0.72
 At a public park/outside venue 0.00 0.05 0.21
 On the street 0.03 0.02 0.37
 In my car 0.03 0.01 0.17
 In a bar/restaurant 0.04 0.02 0.32
 Other 0.09 0.07 0.52
How much spent per month on MJ? $48.23 $12.41 0.08
Usually/always use alcohol at same time? 0.12 0.13 0.31
b

Those reporting medical and recreational use can overlap.

c

These do not add up to 1 because responders could select two or more ways to consume cannabis