Table 1.
Descriptive and cannabis acquisition characteristics for N =95 participants reporting cannabis use on daily surveys
| Sample Characteristics | M (SD) or % (n) |
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| Age | 22.0 (2.2) |
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| Sex | |
| Female | 49 (51.6%) |
| Male | 46 (48.4%) |
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| Ethnicity | |
| African American | 43 (45.3%) |
| European American/Other | 52 (54.7%) |
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| Educational attainment | |
| Less than HS education | 26 (27.4%) |
| HS/GED or higher | 69 (72.6%) |
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| Currently in school | |
| Yes | 21 (22.1%) |
| No | 74 (77.9%) |
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| Marital status | |
| Married/Engaged | 17 (17.9%) |
| Single | 77 (81.1%) |
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| Currently receiving public assistance | |
| Yes | 54 (56.8%) |
| No | 41 (43.2%) |
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| Most frequent method of using cannabisa | |
| Blunt | 59 (63.4%) |
| Joint | 18 (19.4%) |
| Bowl | 13 (14.0%) |
| Bong | 3 (3.2%) |
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| How often purchased cannabis in past 28 daysa | |
| Not purchased | 16 (18.3%) |
| 1–3 times per month | 22 (23.7%) |
| Once per week | 15 (16.1%) |
| 2–6 times per week | 26 (28.0%) |
| Daily | 13 (14.0%) |
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| Typical source of cannabis in past 28 daysa | |
| Known dealer | 34 (36.6%) |
| Friend/roommate | 28 (30.1%) |
| Family member/spouse/partner | 18 (19.4%) |
| Dispensary | 9 (9.7%) |
| Stranger/unknown dealer | 3 (3.2%) |
| Grows own | 1 (1.1%) |
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| Typical quantity of cannabis obtaineda | |
| 1–2 joints worth | 33 (35.5%) |
| 1/8 oz. | 22 (23.7%) |
| 1/4 oz. | 18 (19.4%) |
| 1/2 oz. | 6 (6.5%) |
| 1 oz. | 5 (5.4%) |
| Other | 9 (9.7%) |
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| Ever trades goods/services for cannabisa | |
| Yes | 11 (11.8%) |
| No | 82 (88.2%) |
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| Been issued a medical cannabis card | 8 (8.4%) |
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| Mean cannabis use frequency per day of use on daily surveys | 3.20 (3.46) |
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| Reported quantity of cannabis on daily survey use daysb | |
| <0.5g (<1 joint) | 192 (17.9%) |
| 0.5g (1 joint) | 194 (18.0%) |
| 1g (2 joints) | 225 (20.9%) |
| 1.5g (3 joints) | 124 (11.5%) |
| 2g (4 joints) | 144 (13.4%) |
| 2.5g+ (5+ joints) | 196 (18.2%) |
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| Motives ratings across daily survey periodc | |
| Enhancement | 2.74 (1.15) |
| Coping | 1.83 (1.06) |
| Social | 1.69 (1.01) |
| Expansion | 1.67 (0.99) |
| Conformity | 1.18 (0.55) |
a
N=93 because these data were collected from the 93 people who had used cannabis in the 28 days prior to baseline, but 95 people are included in analyses because they used cannabis during the daily survey period. Purchased quantities assessed (responses shown above) were on a different scale than daily quantity to capture a range of purchasing behaviors.
b
N = 1,075 days reporting quantity
c
Ns on motives variables range from 1,052 to 1,067 days due to missing responses on some daily motives items.