Age of First Cannabis Use (± SD) |
17.3 (± 4.8) |
Age of Onset for Regular Use (± SD) |
20.4 (± 6.2) |
Years of Medicinal Cannabis Use (± SD) |
5.5 (± 7.1) |
Initial intention of cannabis use |
Medicinal |
11 |
Recreational |
88 |
Ever smoked cigarettes |
70 |
Current smoker |
21 |
Reason for medical cannabis use |
Conventional treatments unhelpful |
22 |
Prefer natural treatment |
52 |
Doctor recommendation |
10 |
Internet search for treatments |
16 |
Hear-say from peers |
40 |
Other |
18 |
Mental health conditions to treat with cannabis |
Anxiety, stress |
77 |
Depression |
47 |
Insomnia, sleep issues |
53 |
PTSD |
14 |
Bipolar disorder |
5 |
Focus, attention |
14 |
Other |
31 |
Using cannabis to treat other health conditions |
25 |
Reasons conventional treatments not preferred |
Not effective |
44 |
Side effects |
54 |
Expensive |
25 |
Other |
25 |
Dispensary visits per month (± SD) |
4.0 (± 3.4) |
Frequency of cannabis use, times per month (± SD) |
47.1 (± 30.8) |
Amount of product use per week |
Dried cannabis |
<1 g |
31 |
3.5 g (an eighth) |
40 |
7 g (a quarter) |
17 |
14 g (a half) |
6 |
28 g (an ounce) |
2 |
Capsules (1–2 daily) |
10 |
Tincture (~ 5 drops daily) |
4 |
Other (~ 5 teabags, 20 oz. creams, oils and bath salts) |
6 |
Time of day usually use cannabis |
Early morning (6 am–9 am) |
9 |
Mid-morning (9 am–11 am) |
13 |
Midday (10 am-2 pm) |
17 |
Mid-afternoon (2 pm–4 pm) |
16 |
Early evening (4 pm–7 pm) |
27 |
Evening (7 pm–10 pm) |
67 |
Late night (10 pm-12 am) |
35 |
Middle of the night (12 am–6 am) |
10 |
On an as-needed basis |
37 |
Preferred form of consumption |
Smoking |
71 |
Vaporiser |
43 |
Edibles |
20 |
Capsules |
17 |
Tinctures |
15 |
Tincture THC
|
3 |
Tincture CBD
|
6 |
Tincture Mix
|
7 |
Tea |
9 |
Topical |
11 |
Cannabis products usually bought |
Dried cannabis |
91 |
CBD capsules |
23 |
Edibles |
17 |
Extracts, concentrates |
9 |
Tea |
8 |
Tinctures |
8 |
Massage oil, cream |
13 |
Other |
2 |
Preferred THC to CBD concentrations |
Pure THC |
20 |
Pure CBD |
18 |
High THC/Low CBD |
35 |
Equal THC/CBD |
35 |
Low THC/High CBD |
21 |
No preference |
6 |
Don’t know |
14 |
Negative effects from medical cannabis |
Short-term memory loss |
25 |
Dizziness |
16 |
Decreased attention span |
21 |
Decreased sensory perception |
6 |
Increased anxiety |
36 |
Paranoia |
26 |
Impaired body movements |
9 |
Difficulty breathing |
8 |
Other |
8 |
Frequency of negative effects |
Every time I use cannabis |
2 |
Nearly every time |
4 |
Sometimes |
6 |
Rarely |
20 |
Only during a certain cannabis type |
19 |
Not since the first time I used cannabis |
1 |
Other |
10 |