Table 2.

Beliefs and attitudes towards medical cannabis among 348 Ohio physicians from an internet-based survey

	Percent	n
Likely to Recommend
Extremely or Somewhat Unlikely	62%	215
Neither Likely Nor Unlikely	13%	45
Extremely or Somewhat Likely	25%	87
Opinion about Program
Too Lenient	41.2%	127
Too Strict	24.7%	76
Just Right	34.1%	105
Interest in Certification
Already Certified or Plans for Certification	12.2%	42
No Plans for Certification	87.8%	303
Beliefs About Medical Marijuana^a	Mean	Stand Dev	n
Medical marijuana should be legal	2.73	1.50	346
Medical marijuana is safe when used responsibly	2.61	1.38	344
Marijuana has medicinal uses	2.18	1.16	348
Medical marijuana will increase crime rates	3.61	1.27	344
Medical marijuana will hurt the war on drugs	3.46	1.41	347
Those supporting medical marijuana are primarily interested in recreational use	2.36	1.25	347
Marijuana is harmful to people	2.48	1.13	348
Concerns About Marijuana^b
Safety	2.51	0.98	347
Consistency of quality	2.80	1.02	348
Concern about the federal law	2.63	1.05	346
Concern about psychoactive effects	2.73	1.03	347
Limited evidence of therapeutic benefits	2.70	1.08	348
Potential addiction to marijuana	2.49	1.06	344
Perceived Knowledge About Medical Marijuana^a
Knowledgeable about medical marijuana	2.78	1.20	346
Answering patient questions about efficacy	2.85	1.30	346
Answering patient questions about safety	2.57	1.21	345
Answering patient questions about drug interactions	3.15	1.32	345

a. Strongly agree, Somewhat agree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat disagree, strongly disagree

b. Not Concerned, somewhat concerned, moderately concerned, extremely concerned