Table 2.
Attitudes towards cannabis as medicine
| Attitudes | Current cannabis user and past cannabis user agree (%), disagree (%) | Never Used cannabis agree (%), disagree (%) | Significance χ2 (p) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis should be legalized. | N = 149 146 (98.0%), 3 (2.0%) | N = 126 111 (88.1%), 15 (11.9%) | 10.92 (0.001) |
| Cannabis smokers are prone to violence. | N = 150 1 (0.7%), 149 (99.3%) | N = 129 3 (2.3%), 126 (97.7%) | 1.35 (0.339) NS |
| Withdrawal from cannabis can be life threatening. | N = 150 3 (2.0%), 147 (98.0%) | N = 129 4 (3.1%), 125 (96.9%) | 0.34 (0.707) NS |
| Cannabis is a gateway drug. | N = 149 11 (7.4%), 138 (92.6%) | N = 129 29 (22.5%), 100 (77.5%) | 12.80 (0.001) |
| Cannabis use has a high risk of overdose. | N = 149 3 (2.0%), 146 (98.0%) | N = 129 4 (3.1%), 125 (96.9%) | 0.33 (0.708) NS |
| Cannabis is a very dangerous drug. | N = 150 2 (1.3%), 148 (98.7%) | N = 128 9 (7.0%), 119 (93.0%) | 5.90 (0.026) |
| It is possible that cannabis could have medicinal effects. | N = 149 143 (96.0%), 6 (4.0%) | N = 129 123 (95.3%), 6 (4.7%) | 0.07 (1.00) NS |
| It is safer to take prescription painkillers than to use cannabis. | N = 149 6 (4.0%), 143 (96.0%) | N = 127 15 (11.8%), 112 (88.2%) | 5.91 (0.021) |
| I believe that medical cannabis should be made available to people with qualifying conditions. | N = 150 150 (100.0%), 0 (0.0%) | N = 129 3 (1.4%), 126 (97.7%) | 3.53 (0.098) NS |