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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 18.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2018 Aug 28;169(12):890–892. doi: 10.7326/M18-1681

Table 2.

Forms of Marijuana Use Among Past-Year Users*

Variable Percentage
Forms of marijuana used among respondents who used ≥1 form in the past year (n = 1270)
 Smoked 55
 Smoked, vaporized, and edibles 13
 Smoked and vaporized 9
 Edibles 8
 Smoked, vaporized, edibles, and concentrates 6
 Smoked, vaporized, edibles, concentrates, and topicals 3
 Vaporized 3
 Vaporized and edibles 1
 Topicals 1
The most common combination of marijuana forms used among respondents who used multiple forms in the past year (n = 622)
 Smoked and edibles 53
 Smoked and vaporized 31
 Smoked, vaporized, concentrates, and edibles 10
 Smoked, vaporized, and concentrates 7
Forms of edibles used among respondents who used edibles in the past year (n = 593)
 Baked goods/pastries 68.2
 Candies 60.2
 Drinks 10.5
 Spreads 7.7
 Sublingual drops 7.1
 Snacks 6.6
 Pills 5.6
 Mouth spray 2.5
 Other 2.7
*

Numbers are unweighted, and percentages are weighted. Each row heading refers to a different population. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Examples of each edible category were provided. Examples of baked goods/pastries were cake pops, brownies, or cookies; examples of candies were gummy bears, chocolate, or lollipops; examples of drinks were tea, juice, or coffee; examples of spreads were butter, peanut butter, agave nectar, or chocolate– hazelnut; and examples of snacks were ice cream, chips, peanuts, or popcorn. No examples were provided for sublingual drops, pills, mouth spray, or other forms.