Table 2.

Cannabis Use Patterns of Male and Female Cannabis Users

	Male	Female	p
Frequency of use (n)	1364	1004
All day, everyday	10.4%	7.2%	0.007
5–10 times per day	14.1%	10.3%	0.005
1–4 times per day	42.7%	43.3%	0.78
3–6 times per week	14.6%	14.5%	0.97
1–3 times per week	10.3%	10.7%	0.80
2–3 times per month	4.0%	6.0%	0.02
Once a month	1.2%	2.7%	0.006
Less than once a month	2.6%	5.4%	<0.001
Quantity (per week) (n)	1359	992
More than 1 ounce (28 g)	1.9%	2.4%	0.40
1 ounce (28 g)	5.4%	3.3%	0.015
1/4 ounce (7 g)	25.5%	16.7%	<0.001
3–5 g	29.7%	30.9%	0.50
1–2 g	21.7%	21.8%	0.97
Less than 1 g	15.7%	24.8%	<0.001
Hits per session (n)	1364	975
	M=6.08 (SD=3.39)	M=5.00 (SD=2.89)	<0.001
Age of first use, years (n)	1369	1000
<14	14.2%	15.4%	0.40
14–16	38.3%	38%	0.89
17–18	25.1%	20.8%	0.02
19–20	9.8%	10.3%	0.68
21–25	7.7%	9.1%	0.21
26–30	3.0%	2.4%	0.38
>30	2.1%	4%	0.005
Method of use (n)	1366	1003
Joints/blunts	23%	16.5%	<0.001
Pipe	28.4%	42.3%	<0.001
Bong	21.1%	17.8%	0.05
Vaporizer	17.3%	11.4%	<0.001
Oral (edibles, tinctures, capsules)	3.9%	7.9%	<0.001
Concentrates	5.4%	3.1%	0.007
Topical	0.4%	0.4%	1.0
Other	0.6%	0.7%	0.73

Bold values indicate statistical significance.