Table 4.
Health Care Provider Knowledge About Authorizing the Use of Medical Cannabis in Washington State, 2018
| Authorization terms for medical cannabis use | Ever provided medical cannabis authorization for patient in Washington State |
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| Yes (n=57), % | No (n=251), % | Missing (n=2), % | Total N=310, % | p-value* | |
| Employers must provide a workplace accommodation (correct response: no) | <0.01 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 7.0 | 6.0 | — | 6.1 | |
| Answered correctly | 52.6 | 31.1 | — | 34.8 | |
| Did not know | 40.4 | 61.4 | 50.0 | 57.4 | |
| Missing | — | 1.6 | 50.0 | 1.6 | |
| Health plans are liable for reimbursement (correct response: no) | <0.01 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 5.3 | 4.8 | — | 4.8 | |
| Answered correctly | 66.7 | 35.5 | — | 41.0 | |
| Did not know | 28.1 | 58.2 | 50.0 | 52.6 | |
| Missing | — | 1.6 | 50.0 | 1.6 | |
| All qualifying patients may possess the same amounts of cannabis products (correct response: no) | <0.01 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 17.5 | 11.2 | — | 12.3 | |
| Answered correctly | 43.9 | 22.3 | — | 26.1 | |
| Did not know | 38.6 | 64.9 | 50.0 | 60.0 | |
| Missing | — | 1.6 | 50.0 | 1.6 | |
| Health care professional may recommend qualifying patient to grow or possess more cannabis than allowed (correct response: yes) | <0.01 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 29.8 | 37.5 | — | 35.8 | |
| Answered correctly | 54.4 | 11.6 | — | 19.4 | |
| Did not know | 15.8 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 43.2 | |
| Missing | — | 1.6 | 50.0 | 1.6 | |
| All children under age 18 must be in the database (correct response: yes) | 0.35 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 7.0 | 2.8 | — | 3.5 | |
| Answered correctly | 54.4 | 55.0 | — | 54.5 | |
| Did not know | 38.6 | 39.8 | 50.0 | 39.7 | |
| Missing | — | 2.4 | 50.0 | 2.3 | |
| All adults must be in the database (correct response: no) | <0.01 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 29.8 | 63.7 | — | 57.1 | |
| Answered correctly | 38.6 | 3.2 | — | 9.7 | |
| Did not know | 31.6 | 31.5 | 50.0 | 31.6 | |
| Missing | — | 1.6 | 50.0 | 1.6 | |
| A person supervised for a criminal conviction may never be a qualifying patient (correct response: no) | 0.11 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 12.3 | 15.1 | — | 14.5 | |
| Answered correctly | 40.4 | 25.5 | — | 28.1 | |
| Did not know | 47.4 | 57.8 | 50.0 | 55.8 | |
| Missing | — | 1.6 | 50.0 | 1.6 | |
| All health care professionals are not subject to criminal sanctions or civil consequences for advising a patient about medical cannabis (correct response: no) | 0.54 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 45.6 | 39.8 | — | 40.6 | |
| Answered correctly | 21.1 | 18.3 | — | 18.7 | |
| Did not know | 33.3 | 40.6 | 50.0 | 39.4 | |
| Missing | — | 1.2 | 50.0 | 1.3 | |
| Selling or donating topical products with a THC concentration <0.3% to qualifying patients (correct response: yes) | <0.01 | ||||
| Answered incorrectly | 31.6 | 30.7 | — | 30.6 | |
| Answered correctly | 29.8 | 8.8 | — | 12.6 | |
| Did not know | 38.6 | 59.0 | 50.0 | 55.2 | |
| Missing | — | 1.6 | 50.0 | 1.6 | |
*
p-Value indicates significance in variation of distribution across categories (excluding missing observations) using Fisher's exact tests.
THC, tetrahydrocannabinol.