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. 2020 Nov 20;2:40. doi: 10.1186/s42238-020-00048-8

Publisher Correction to: Motivations and expectations for using cannabis products to treat pain in humans and dogs: a mixed methods study

Jean E Wallace 1,, Lori R Kogan 2, Eloise C J Carr 3, Peter W Hellyer 2
PMCID: PMC7819302  PMID: 33608000

Publisher Correction to: J Cannabis Res 2, 36 (2020)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s42238-020-00045-x

Following publication of the original article (Wallace et al. 2020), the authors reported that the article had published with errors in some of the tables; data had been erroneously omitted from Tables 1, 2 and 6, and these tables had been incorrectly formatted.

Table 1.

Comparisons by Causes and Length of Time with Chronic Pain for Human Patients versus Dog Patients

Human Patients (N = 313) Dog Patients (N = 204)
Primary Cause of Chronic Pain Primary Cause of Chronic Pain
 Chronic Back Pain 48%(149)  Chronic Back Pain 22% (45)
 Degenerative Joint Disease 17% (54)  Degenerative Joint Disease 45% (91)
 Mouth Pain or Headache 17% (52)  Mouth Pain from Dental Disease 7% (14)
 Other 18% (58)  Other 26% (54)
χ2 (3, N = 571) = 67.22, p < .001
Length of Time with Chronic Pain Length of Time with Chronic Pain
 < 1 year 18% (55)  < 1 year 36% (74)
 1-5 years 47% (146)  1-3 years 55% (112)
 > 5 years 35% (108)  > 3 years 9% (18)
χ2 (2, N = 513) = 52.26, p < .001

Table 2.

Descriptive Information for Cannabis Products Used and Comparison for How Cannabis Products are Obtained for Human Patients and Dog Patients

Human Patients (N =313) Dog Patients (N = 204)
Type of Cannabis Product Used a Types of Cannabis Product Used a
 Marijuana/Cannabis (THC > 0.3%) 76% (237)  Marijuana/Cannabis (THC > 0.3%) 26% (53)
 Hemp Isolate (THC < 0.3%) 49% (152)  Hemp Isolate (THC < 0.3%) 44% (89)
 CBD/Hemp Broad or Full Spectrum 36% (113)  CBD/Hemp Broad or Full Spectrum 42% (88)
 Not Sure 3% (9)  Not Sure 11% (22)
Most Frequent Way of Obtaining Cannabis Most Frequent Way of Obtaining Cannabis
 Given by Friend or Family 33% (102)  Given by Friend or Family 11% (22)
 Dispensary or Store 30% (92)  Dispensary or Store 25% (50)
 Natural/Health Store/Service 12% (40)  Natural/Health Store/Service 25% (50)
 Online Source 12% (36)  Online Source 34% (68)
 Other 13% (43)  Other 5% (14)
χ2 (4, N = 517) = 69.87, p < .001

aParticipants could select more than one type of cannabis product

Table 6.

Percentages of Respondents Who Felt their Expectations were Met by Cannabis Products Used and Obtained

Human Patients (N = 313) Dog Patients (N = 204)
Type of Cannabis Product Used a Types of Cannabis Product Used a
 Marijuana/Cannabis (THC > 0.3%) 88% (199)  Marijuana/Cannabis (THC > 0.3%) 94% (45)
 Hemp Isolate (THC < 0.3%) 83% (120)  Hemp Isolate (THC < 0.3%) 76% (68)
 CBD/Hemp Broad or Full Spectrum 90% (99)  CBD/Hemp Broad or Full Spectrum 87% (75)
 Not Sure 67% (6)  Not Sure 68% (15)
Most Frequent Way of Obtaining Cannabis Most Frequent Way of Obtaining Cannabis
 Given by Friend or Family 86% (88)  Given by Friend or Family 77% (17)
 Dispensary or Store 85% (78)  Dispensary or Store 84% (42)
 Natural/Health Store/Service 90% (36)  Natural/Health Store/Service 84% (42)
 Online Source 78% (36)  Online Source 82% (56)
 Other 80% (20)  Other 63% (9)

aParticipants could select more than one type of cannabis product

The original article has since been updated to correct the tables.

Furthermore, please find the (corrected) tables in this correction for reference.

The publisher apologizes for this error and any inconvenience caused.

Reference

  1. Wallace JE, Kogan LR, Carr ECJ, et al. Motivations and expectations for using cannabis products to treat pain in humans and dogs: a mixed methods study. J Cannabis Res. 2020;2:36. doi: 10.1186/s42238-020-00045-x. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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