Table 1.

Assessing the association between sexual identity, medical marijuana use, and past-year cannabis use disorder (CUD)

	CUD 2-3 (Mild)			CUD 4-5 (Moderate)			CUD 6+ (Severe)			CUD 2-3 (Mild)		CUD 4-5 (Moderate)		CUD 6+ (Severe)
	n = 35,967			n = 35,967			n = 35,967			n = 35,852		n = 35,852		n = 35,852
	%	OR	95% CI	%	OR	95% CI	%	OR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Sexual identity
Heterosexual	1.2	Reference		0.5	Reference		0.5	Reference		Reference		Reference		Reference
Heterosexual (med. marijuana use)	14.3	14.0***	10.3, 19.1	7.8	16.2***	11.2, 23.5	3.4	7.01***	4.03, 12.1	6.69***	4.52, 9.90	6.07***	3.93, 9.37	1.95*	1.04, 3.66
Sexual minority	3.0	2.62***	1.79, 3.83	1.7	3.44***	2.05, 5.78	1.0	2.03***	1.10, 3.76	1.65	0.906, 2.14	1.52	0.877, 2.65	0.845	0.456, 1.56
Sexual minority (med. marijuana use)	9.4	8.67***	3.56, 21.1	9.5	20.1***	7.38, 55.2	14.5	33.4***	11.2, 98.8	3.95**	1.49, 10.4	7.21**	2.13, 24.4	13.2***	4.20, 41.6
Sexual identity
Heterosexual	1.2	Reference		0.5	Reference		0.5	Reference		Reference		Reference		Reference
Heterosexual (med. marijuana use)	14.3	14.0***	10.3, 19.1	7.8	16.2***	11.2, 23.5	3.4	7.01***	4.03, 12.1	6.68***	4.51, 9.90	6.07***	3.93, 9.37	1.95*	1.04, 3.66
Lesbian/gay	2.4	2.07*	1.12, 3.82	1.4	2.66*	1.13, 6.26	0.4	0.734	0.171, 3.14	1.30	0.675, 2.53	1.51	0.620, 3.72	0.364	0.082, 1.61
Lesbian/gay (med. marijuana use)	15.2	15.0***	4.45, 50.9	6.3	12.9***	2.87, 58.4	8.3	17.8***	3.77, 83.8	8.83***	2.39, 32.5	4.79	0.682, 33.7	5.95	0.884, 40.1
Bisexual	3.6	3.13***	1.80, 5.43	2.6	5.10***	2.73, 9.52	1.4	2.75**	1.28, 5.88	1.36	0.743, 2.49	1.78	0.878, 3.63	0.910	0.374, 2.21
Bisexual (med. marijuana use)	7.1	6.36**	1.74, 23.2	10.9	23.6***	5.32, 104.6	14.2	32.5***	8.75, 121.1	2.87	0.715, 11.5	9.86**	1.99, 48.6	16.2***	3.80, 69.6
Not sure	3.4	2.91	0.916, 9.28	0.8	1.45	0.475, 4.47	2.0	4.02*	1.12, 14.4	1.76	0.482, 6.48	0.665	0.206, 2.15	2.09	0.591, 7.45
Not sure (med. marijuana use)	0.0	---		13.9	31.0**	3.37, 284.9	37.0	115.5***	13.4, 992.3	0.0	---	5.69	0.267, 121.6	27.0***	4.16, 175.5

^*p < 0.05,

^**p < 0.01,

^***p < 0.001.

All odds ratios (OR) and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) control for age (18 to 34; 35 to 54; 55 and older), sex (male, female), educational level (high school degree or less; some college; college degree or higher), race (White, African-American, Hispanic, other), past year DSM-5 alcohol use disorder (2 or more symptoms), past-year DSM-5 tobacco use disorder (2 or more symptoms), and DSM-5 cannabis use disorder (2 or more symptoms). Sample sizes vary due to missing data.