Table 3. Patterns of Recreational Cannabis Use & How Cannabis is Obtained for recreational only, medical only, and medicinal and recreational users.
| Recreational Cannabis Users Responding about Recreational Use | Medical Cannabis Users Responding about Medicinal Use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical & Recreational MJ (n=44) | Recreational MJ Only (n=67) | P-value of difference (Ho: means are equal) | Medical & Recreational MJ (n=44) | Medical MJ Only(n=46) | P-value of difference (Ho: means are equal) | |
| Near daily use in past month | 70.9% | 21.8% | P<.001 | 44% | 48% | 0.83 |
| Amount last consumed (in grams per day) | 1.1 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 1.2 | 0.84 | 0.43 |
| How much spent per month on MJ? | $50.5 | $24.8 | 0.03 | $52.4 | $57.6 | 0.72 |
| Method of use the last time used:b | ||||||
| Smoking | 92.1% | 95.6% | 0.57 | 87.1% | 82.6% | 0.66 |
| Vaporizing | 10.7% | 1.4% | 0.12 | 36.3% | 16.8% | 0.24 |
| Eating | 1.1% | 12.7% | 0.09 | 32.6% | 24.4% | 0.64 |
| Drinking | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.33 | 1.1% | 0% | 0.33 |
| How did you obtain MJ last time? | ||||||
| Grew it | 17.5% | 3.2% | 0.19 | 7.2% | 5.1% | 0.71 |
| Got it for Free | 25.1% | 57.8% | 0.03 | 30.7% | 12.6% | 0.23 |
| Paid a friend | 7.3% | 28.7% | 0.02 | 14.9% | 15.5% | 0.95 |
| Got it from dispensary | 6.1% | 2.1% | 0.35 | 6.7% | 31.8% | 0.02 |
| Obtained from a dealer | 23.9% | 4.3% | 0.07 | 20.3% | 23.3% | 0.85 |
| Other | 20.2% | 3.9% | 0.33 | 20.2% | 11.1% | 0.60 |
| Usually/always use alcohol at same time? | 2.9% | 17.4% | 0.08 | 1.1% | 0% | 0.33 |
b
These do not add up to 1 because responders could select two or more ways to consume cannabis